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In article <x5bui7xzr7.fsf@world.std.com> bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
>From: matthew@oit.gatech.edu (Matthew DeLuca)

>>Yet, there are many, many people who *are* the wrong color, sex, or age, 
>>and are handicapped, accented, ugly, or come from a poor background, and
>>they seem to be doing just fine.  The difference that I have noticed is
>>that those who do well are the ones with grit and determination, and those
>>who don't do well frequently blame others for their failures.

>Although not strictly false, certainly, the problem with this
>statement is that it portrays a static view of life.

Well, it *is* a quick summary, not an essay on life.  My point is 
that people who do well despite disadvantages are those who are willing
to work at it; people who don't do well frequently aren't.  It certainly
doesn't apply to every single case out there; there are hard workers
who are always on the bottom (although few and far between), and there 
are lazy slobs who manage to go places.

>So the question is whether being discriminated against for race or sex
>or whatever, even if the set-back is ultimately temporary, is a wrong
>and is it something that some people experience systematically?

>In a nutshell, yes, if someone knocks me down I might well get up, but
>that alone doesn't forgive or forget the fact that someone knocked me
>down.

Absolutely; I'm not at all suggesting that we simply ignore the wrongs
and injustices that go on around us.  I'm just saying that these problems
are no longer enough (as they were thirty years ago and more) to explain
everything away.
-- 
Matthew DeLuca              
matthew.deluca@bellsouth.net