At 12:18 PM 6/1/2005, Doug Henwood wrote:
>snitsnat wrote:
>
>>hmmmm. the very fact that we can talk about interracial marriage is proof
>>of the racists' defeat.... rolling that one around...
>
>Buchanan is onto something, even if he is overstating his case.
>
>The legalization of interracial marriage was certainly a major defeat for
>formalized racial segregation. Obviously racism has not gone away, but the
>fact that it's impossible to advocate against interracial marriage in
>public today is a sign that - as Buchanan said of same-sex marriage - it's
>not the 1950s anymore.
>
>It's worth savoring even a partial victory now & then.
>
>Doug
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