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Saturday, April 15, 2006
Segregation Persists By SAM DILLON The law calls for dividing public schools into three racially distinct districts, one black, one white and one Hispanic. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/us/15omaha.html?th&emc=th .................. It is sad to see this emblematic reminder that racism still divides the U.S. in terrible ways -- particularly in the north where geography still marks the border lines between ethnic communities. The lesson here is that there is no simplistic legal solution for deeply embedded prejudices in societies. And the decline in the socially healing forces of social justice embedded in our religious traditions at the time MLK, Jr. voiced his dream does not bode well for the prospects of changing the hearts and minds of many now feeling the economic pressures on the U.S. presented by the global competition for jobs. -- "A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope." (Livy cited by Machiavelli) -- Ed Kent 718-951-5324 (voice mail only) [blind copies] http://BlogByEdKent.blogspot.com/ http://www.bloggernews.net Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Ed Kent at 6:56 AM |
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