Re: There are racists; but no races.

Mike Powell (mikep@sr.hp.com)
7 Jan 1997 22:58:21 GMT

Michael Ballard (miballar@leland.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
: It is generally accepted now that modern humans originated in
: Africa about 100,000 years ago. Our family tree is rooted in
: Africa. There is only one race, the human race. Unfortunately
: though, there are many people who have grown up within a racist
: system of dogmas and practices which lead them to perpetuate
: social structures which result in oppression of their fellow
: workers. More's the pity, as a working class divided will always
^^^^^^^
: be defeated.

There are no "workers", only people (humans) ... who do work.

This is generally accepted (but not by everyone).

-mp-