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Panich52

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5. College professor pointed that out to my class in early 70's

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 10:20 PM

Oct 2016

He wrote several "levels of racism" on blackboard, asked us to decide where we thought we belonged on it. Then he drew a line between "actively fighting against" (or words to that effect) & rest of the list, saying "all those past this line are racists"

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Why not being ‘a racist’ isn’t enough [View all] Starry Messenger Sep 2016 OP

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No doubt, a consistent pattern of behavior and then attempting to rationalize it LanternWaste Sep 2016 #2

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Wonderful article. So glad that you posted this Number23 Oct 2016 #4

College professor pointed that out to my class in early 70's Panich52 Oct 2016 #5