07-20-2002, 10:03 AM
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Location: Portland, OR, USA
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Originally posted by Frank W
Good points. However, "race" does exist. Even if there is no genetic basis for it, there sure is a POLITICAL basis for it. Government programs, affirmative action, etc etc is based on it. Ever wonder how many jobs would be lost if "race" ceased to exist as a political reality? I'm not just talking about race baiters like Sharpton, Jackson, and Farrakhan et al, I'm talking about census takers, college "outreach" officers, and numerous bureaucrats.
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That's the "social fiction" part. It exists socially but not scientifically. Too bad that most of the efforts made to help people suffering from this fiction function to prop up the myth that causes the damage in the first place.
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