Reply #52: Well, [View All]

[dufrenne]

I know why people might think that way...I was being rhetorical. I just don't agree with it. Traitor, especially to one's race, is a very strong term. It implies that there is a set of policies or ideologies that are right, and cannot be disagreed with. Who's to decide what is right? Who's to decide who the traitors are? If a black person likes Condi, are they a traitor? Classifying race in such a way is dangerous and prescisely the opposite of where race relations should be headed. Blacks are unique invididuals with unique thoughts...as are members of other races. They are not a monolith. Or in your ideal world, would you have this as an acceptable phrase: "all blacks think xxxx" or "all blacks believe in xxxx". I don't think that would be welcome.