Leroy, Oracle, and Institutional Prejudice Against Outsiders

Tue Jul 15 12:34:55 PDT 2003

Alan Factor wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:10:56 -0700, Roy S. Rapoport 
> <rsr at inorganic.org> wrote:
>
>> I'm not saying you are ... well, a whole bunch of things.  But I'm not
>> going to say them.
>
>
> I admire your restraint.
>
> Alan
>

Alan, Roy ...

I pity your ignorance ... and your prejudice. The two are often found 
together.

Consider the following:

(1) I have been a court-appointed foster parent for the City & County of 
San Francisco, for several years.

(2) My foster child is half Negro, and half Indian.

(3) My wife is Oriental.

(4) My children are a delicious blend of Hungarian, Cherokee, Cantonese, 
Irish, Scottish, German and Semitic. In other words, they are Americans.

If anyone thinks that I am stupid enough to pre-judge people by their 
genetic or cultural background, they are simply projecting their own 
worst personal characteristics upon a convenient scapegoat.

I encourage you to look in the mirror and contemplate the basis of your 
judgement.

Is it based upon fear of the unknown, and ignorance? Or is based upon 
objective facts?

If there are objective facts, let's hear them.

If there are no objective facts, then perhaps you should consider 
discussing your prejudices with a trained professional whom can help you 
understand your cognitive dissonance and its sources.

Thanks !!

-- richard