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root@gnn.org (Michael Mussington) writes:
| Another answer: An attempt of an ethnic group or any member thereof to
| implement procedures or structures intended to subordinate member of 
| another ethnic group, based upon an assertion that differing ethnicity
| constitutes qualitative difference.


johnhall@microsoft.com (John Hall) writes:
>Another answer: An attempt to
>implement procedures or structures intended to harm or subordinate 
>member of another ethnic group, based only on their membership 
>in said group.


the way I have always understood it, is that Racism is not simply about
making an attempt to oppress/subordinate a particular group.  

I can "attempt" to subordinate someone by attempting to beat them up.
But if I don't have the POWER to win the fight, I do not really constitute
racism, because I have not subordinated the enemy in any way at all...

Similarly, (taking a more commonly talked about situation), I would need
executive power, if I wanted to restrict a particular ethnic group from
being hired by my company.  without power, I am doing nothing.

I always thought that having the subordinating ideas in your mind
was one thing (racialism), and that to actually constitute RACISM
you would need the Power to implement your views.  

Please tell me if I am wrong, I have only recently started studying this...

--
Krishna Nayak  --  nayak@scri.fsu.edu
Supercomputer Computations Research Institute

PS  I'm studying under Dr. William Jones   (Black Studies)
    in case you've ever read his 'Religion and Oppression' papers.

-- 
Krishna Nayak  --  nayak@scri.fsu.edu
Supercomputer Computations Research Institute
Florida State University