Re: [Leica] South Africa - where men were men and blacks were boys - and so...

[V8PWR@aol.com]

Dans un courrier daté du 01/05/02 16:16:55 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), 
bdcolen@earthlink.net a écrit :

> First off, Karina, I have never suggested that there is not room for
>  improvement in the U.S. Quite the opposite - I have stated that our
>  so-called safety net is a joke, and have said several times that the level
>  of poverty in the U.S. is inexcusable in such a wealthy society. The only
>  thing I have said regarding the situation in the U.S. is that you are
>  absolutely, totally, and completely wrong to suggest that "most" Americans
>  do not live well. They do. The fact is incontrovertible.
>  
>  As to what you said about having your eyes opened - I did not misinterpret
>  what you wrote. Go back and re-read it. And I would further point out that
>  the only people in South Africa who did not know what was going on were
>  those with their eyes closed. Don't blame your distorted view of reality on
>  the fact that you couldn't read "The Female Eunuch" or see "The Man Who 
Came
>  To Dinner." And don't pat yourself on the back for, at age 20, taking
>  groceries to a home in one of the townships.
>  
>  I am not attempting, by the way, to divert attention from America's 
problems
>  by pointing at South Africa's. I have in fact, on this list and in numerous
>  other places, stated that prior to 1965 there was little difference between
>  the American south and South Africa - and the American northern states
>  weren't too incredibly far behind.
>  
>  I raised the issue of South Africa because you stated that it was not until
>  you moved away from South Africa that it dawned on you what the country was
>  really like. And I responded to that because I believe that if you could be
>  so blind to the horrors - perpetrated against the majority of the 
population
>  by a racist minority - under your very nose, you are not much of a judge of
>  what is or is not reality in a given society - particularly in one which 
you
>  have only briefly visited as a tourist.
>  
>  I am not claiming to be the most perceptive individual in the world, but I
>  am perceptive enough, well read enough, a politically engaged enough, to be
>  well aware of the many, many short comings of America - including being
>  aware of the racism that still pervades American society.
>  
>  B. D.
>  

I haven't seen the word " Leica ", nor " M " , nor " R "  in that text 
....does this mean
that it is OFF TOPIC ?

JO GOODTIMES                   
Metz / France               
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