Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/26/83; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!allegra!eagle!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxk!jdj55611 From: jdj55611@ihuxk.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: RE: racism and hi-tech Message-ID: <341@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Jun-83 08:21:53 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxk.341 Posted: Fri Jun 3 08:21:53 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jun-83 00:28:05 EDT Organization: BTL Naperville, Il. Lines: 34 I guess it is only appropriate to flame on an article in this newsgroup. The article from Brial Sutin really rubbed me the wrong way. Concerning the following comment: >>> On the opposite side, most Jewish families put an emphesis on >>> learning. Many Jewish children never consider the idea that they might >>> not go to college. The typical status symbols are ones that show great >>> learning: medical degrees, law degrees, and tenure. That is where >>> you will find many Jews. Have you ever stooped to think that these so-called "status symbols" are merely a by-product of something much more profound? A cursory look at Jewish history gives you an idea of the determinism and fortitude it has taken to preserve their identity. >>> For the Mormons, the status symbol is an expensive business >>> suit, which is what they wear 95% of the time. Success in business is >>> what counts and that is what many Mormons do. Take a look at Mormon history and you will find a strong will to survive as a people. It was only recently that the extermination order on the Mormons issued by Gov. Boggs of Missouri was removed from the books. If you bothered to watch the CBS Evening News on June 2, you would have seen a courageous and industrious group of people orginizing against the elements. I didn't see a single business suit in the bunch. Comments like those cited above are the SOURCE of racism and bigotry. When we attempt to label a group of people because of some external characteristic, we are creating a solid breeding ground for "subconscious racism." Joe Jensen BTL Naperville Il.