Estrid
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You said "the American people have chosen".I didn't say that you are a racist/sexist. I said that your statement was racist/sexist. There is a difference.
I made a statement about a compact; and you made no comment on the merits of the compact. Instead the foundation of our culture was dismissed in a manner condescending to white males.
If I dismissed your ideas, your philosophy, as coming from someone of your race and gender; I suspect that you would find such a statement to be offensive. Even if you didn't, many onlookers would.
I pointed out that, (far from " just as today")
It was white men only voting or voted for.
Where's a reason for a dispute or allegations in that?
When, say, Trump, or anyone else in today's America
makes a"racist" or 'sexist" statement
then the individual is invariably called a racist.
"He says racist things but is not a racist" is
not how it works. It's a distinction without a
difference.
Identifying someone as a white man is not
racist or sexist any more than me saying I
am a Chinese woman. Anyone can say it.
I won't be offended.
I can accept you don't intend to call me a racist,
then all thats nended is to do was say it's
not intended.
That's why I asked.
Ive pointed out, correctly, that the writers of the
constitution represented the white male
population. Or actually less than 1/3 of
them, 250 years ago.
Its a choice to think that stating facts is
somehow dismissive or contemptuous of
the foundation of your culture, or of anything else.
All that is true and good can stand up to
facts quite well.
Actually I think the men who wrote your constitution
did a really incredibly good job, and I see nothing
in it to criticize.
It wouldn't hurt to ask me what I
mean rather than jumping to an
unfortunate conclusion.
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