09-24-2003, 01:01 PM
It sucks to be black no doubt and it probably always will for a very long time until if ever there comes a day when the world is covered with mulattos. History has not been kind to them, however they got off a lot easier than the poor duimb american indians. They are practically extinct. What causes such things noone will probably ever know.
Is it social? There have been a zillion different cultures and social orders througout the world and throughout history. In isolation they thrived. When they clash one is usually squashed (sometimes in the most harsh way) or integrated (to the point where much of the identity of the one is all but lost).
Is it genetic? African amercans have been shit on over and over and yet they are still here. Many thrive. What qualities have saved their asses as opposed to american indians? Do such intrinsic qualities exist or does it all depend the luck of the social order of that particular time? Will even thinking about this in these terms lead to anything?
Humans can only think one dimensionally in a multidimentsional world. We can try to look at something that is dynamic and ever-evolving in terms of it's particular state at a given point in time or in terms of a specific feature or function. This approach may lead to understanding when looking at certain phenomenon but can also lead to one doing intellectual somersaults: wasting your time, and inventing terms that have very vague meanings in an attempt to describe something that is beyond "describing" as we as humans can understand the term.
Is it social? There have been a zillion different cultures and social orders througout the world and throughout history. In isolation they thrived. When they clash one is usually squashed (sometimes in the most harsh way) or integrated (to the point where much of the identity of the one is all but lost).
Is it genetic? African amercans have been shit on over and over and yet they are still here. Many thrive. What qualities have saved their asses as opposed to american indians? Do such intrinsic qualities exist or does it all depend the luck of the social order of that particular time? Will even thinking about this in these terms lead to anything?
Humans can only think one dimensionally in a multidimentsional world. We can try to look at something that is dynamic and ever-evolving in terms of it's particular state at a given point in time or in terms of a specific feature or function. This approach may lead to understanding when looking at certain phenomenon but can also lead to one doing intellectual somersaults: wasting your time, and inventing terms that have very vague meanings in an attempt to describe something that is beyond "describing" as we as humans can understand the term.
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