Someone has me confused with LEJ! Amusing... Well, LEJ is someone whom I have loads of respect for, so that's not much of a problem, I guess.

I'll say this about racism. I think that virtually every human being has at least a tiny little bit of racism in them, unless they have attained literal sainthood. Most of us don't let it get out of hand, however, and almost all of us are aware that it is wrong.

This is the same as to say that virtually every human being lies now and then, is greedy at times, is self-centred at times, avoids responsibility at times...and so on.

The fact that we have these negative tendencies can serve as a spur to self-examination and self-improvement.

We are all bigots about something...but we usually don't realize it until some situation awakens in us a radical change in perception.

To simply label someone a "racist" is to tar a complex human being, a creature of many colours, in a single unbroken hue. And that is an error. It leaves nothing further of any use to be said about...or to the person.

It's pointless.

I am frankly tired of people calling other people "racists". There's been far too much of it in the past few decades. Say that their statement has racist implications if you like, say that they are supporting a racist policy, but why take a complex human being whom you don't even know personally, and reduce their identity to one nasty little word...racist?

Until there is absolutely no racism left in you (and I bet that's not quite the case if you really take a good look at yourself)...then you are not in a position to throw that particular stone at someone else, and limit their identity to such a label.

I'll say that double regarding all the yoyos who played the "race card" on behalf of O.J. Simpson, and crassly manipulated the "justice" system in the USA. Talk about hypocrisy on a grand scale...and all in the name of fighting racism...Ha!

Just like terrorists righteously accusing other terrorists of...terrorism...we see a lot of that these days. They are all guilty of it. The only questions are: where, when, and to what extent? And when will they learn better?

- LH