Bob Blakely wrote:
Valid and rational conclusion, or not, that IS what happens in the normal
course of human events. Further, the chicken was absolutely right - until
it's death. If I'm crapped on continually in ANY situation by people of
some different (sub) culture, I WILL avoid the situation and those
associated with it. I really don't give a twit about whether my conclusions
absolutely and in all cases right or wrong. Only that the conclusion serves
me for all practical purposes. It's just like theories in science.
Newtonian relativity may not be complete, but we seldom have to deal with
velocities close to the speed of light or gravitational potentials
differing sufficiently to make our clocks so inaccurate that we'll miss a
meeting. Therefore (save for some specialized fields of endeavor) we think
in terms of and use the everyday mathematics of Newtonian relativity only.
It successfully gets us through our lives with a minimum of crap. So does
avoiding those, who in our experience, are just too aggravating to be
around.
Bob Blakely (VOICE OF REASON).
And I would add that one can have reached a certain general conclusion while
keeping an open mind in individual instances.
In my field I find that people of a certain ethnic background have an
overwheming propensity to lie about their experience, lie on their resumes,
are arrogant, and will take my job and work for 1/3 what I am worth in the
market. Greedy and stupid coporations are only too willing to hire them. I
therefore dislike the majority of these people I have dealings with. There
is the 10-20% of this ethnic majority that seem not to engage in this
behavior, and for them I have the same respect I would accord any other
fellow human.
There is a clear distinction between *discrimination* and *prejudice*.
Discrimination *can* be a thoughtful intelligent act. Prejudice is not.
Tom C.
