MikeBGene@aol.com writes
in message <4b.1bc6cb9.25f826e6@aol.com>:
> In a message dated 3/8/00 5:21:50 AM Dateline Standard Time,
>
> Actually, most people who are victims of racism don't think
> there has been a significant decline. Instead, they argue that
> racism has simply been driven underground and expresses itself
> in many other ways aside from overt and violent ways. After all,
> for such a decline, racial issues still make for very powerful
> political ploys.
If you really don't believe racism has declined in the
US, I would be interested in hearing your argument.
Otherwise, I see the above as nitpicking.
> I don't agree at all. Education is typically impotent when
> dealing with phobias. Pick your phobia. For example, someone
> with a fear of flying can be shown all the facts and statistics
> to show that flying is quite safe. But such education is
> useless. To really cure a phobia, the phobic must first *want*
> to be cured. They don't get cured by passively absorbing
> information.
If you believe education has no role to play in treating or
curing phobias, I'd be interested to hear your argument.
Otherwise, I see the above as more nitpicking.
> Besides, You may have the horse before the cart. Ungrounded
> fears may not be the cause of homophobia; they may be merely
> expressions of this innate state.
Of course. See my analogy to "anger" in another post. Education
does not erase a biological trait, it provides a means of
controlling it.
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