Originally Posted by Brutus:
Rev .. Stand down - I am a culturally aware Indian and my thoughts and actions are dictated by a strong conviction that discrimination based on race is evil whether its done by our own or by others. I understand the fear that you have...of going back to the Burnham days, this is where the grangers et al could atone and assure. As for the PPP . This environment suits their needs but the opposition can break the back of the ethnic problem by bringing the plight of blacks to the fore and behaving in a manner that would convince indians that the Burnham era is never going to return.
I do not think Indians need to be cuddled and cajoled. I also do not think black people need to be affirmed in the society. It is a moral question whether one would want this present odious political ethos to continue where one or the other is locked out by our embrace of race based politics.