[Rhodes22-list] Mo Gubmint - Politics & Educatio
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Sun Mar 9 15:10:26 EDT 2008
I'll precede this by saying that I'm NOT proposing that the military has
always been a shining example of racial equality, or that they're
somehow "perfect" today; but I WILL say they've typically been ahead of
the curve compared to the rest of us.
That said, I had to smile about the statement below. I grew up in a
military family. I didn't know anyting about racism until my mother was
divorced form my officer step-father, and felt "free to express her
beliefs"
It's difficult to try to convince yourself that "they" are somehow
inferior, when you have to salute them and call them sir. All of the
military bases I ever lived on were (from what I could see) race-neutral
when it came to housing, use of ameneties (no "white only" NCO clubs or
swimming pools).
Brad Haslett wrote:
> inequities, we'll never make progress. If you want a working model for
> equality, social justice, and economic fairness, study the US military.
> Sorry for discussing the uncomfortable realities amongst polite company.
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Herb Parsons
S/V O'Jure - O'Day 25
S/V Reve de Pappa - Coronado 35
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