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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=062550816-18022004>The U.S. war on Iraq
is racist. As per this thread, the anti-racist character of the armed
resistance to the U.S. invasion and occupation contributes to its definition as
a national liberation and "resistance" ( in the sense of politically correct)
struggle. The U.S. is carrying out the White Man's Burden-2004 in
Iraq.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=062550816-18022004>I believe Yoshie
was examining whether the racist nature of the U.S. war is reflected or
correlated with races of listers positions on the issue of
"resistance" vs "terrorism". It is not at all beyond appropriate discussion to
consider whether sensitivity to racism in the US war on Iraq is greater in
people of color ! And there doesn't have to be a perfect correlation just
like there doesn't have to be in any other statistical
analysis.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=062550816-18022004>For a white person
to accuse a person of color of racebaiting for same is, in my opinion,
racism itself. It is the typical racism of this period in the U.S. - Reaganite
or new racism, which denies that racism still exists ( including on the left).
Say something like "I'm uncomfortable with talking about race... and what about
this that doesn't fit your correlation ." But to accuse a person of color of
racebaiting is be like the Detroit News or New York Times or some other racist
institution. The represssion of raising racism is one of the main forms of
racist repression today.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=062550816-18022004>White people who are
overall not racists , still make racist mistakes. ( they aren't "racists" , but
"influenced by"..). It is still possible for a racist pattern of whatever to
occur on a left email list. To act indignant when a person of color (
especially one who has demonstrated over a period of years that she does
not make careless or flippant sames ) speculates that it might be is
...racist. This might have been much better understood by white leftists in
the "sixties" than now. We have lost that consciousness among many white
leftists, maybe. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=062550816-18022004>Practice of
criticism /self-criticism might help.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=062550816-18022004>Charles</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>