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Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:04 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
I suppose the real danger of such opinions is their potential to ignite
racial hatred amonst the uneducated swill who see everything in
black & white
We had the Pauline Hanson saga in OZ which harnessed the fears of the White majority via the race card.
Even well meaning theories can be likened to ticking time bombs if not articulated unambiguously
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:24 pm
by Sam Slater
Sadly, if true (it isn't....directly) then there's always someone with an agenda who would hijack the truth.
Intelligence doesn't mean much anyway, and it's well known that the more intelligent you are, the less motivated you are. Motivation and persistence beats intelligence 3/4 of the time, I feel.
I'm a right lazy bastard, with the attention span of a child !wink!
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:36 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
I'm not sayingthat his opinion is right or wrong just open to interpretation
Most of us wouldn't have the education levels required to understand the complexities at play anyway so you've got to wonder why he'd want to speak about it anyway
What is his agenda?
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:39 pm
by Sam Slater
[quote]Most of us wouldn't have the education levels required to understand the complexities at play anyway[/quote]
A little harsh, but I see your point.
[quote]What is his agenda?[/quote]
Racism, or the truth. It could be either.
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:46 pm
by jj
Works for me.
Eminent good sense- and BB has had experience of his nation's
unfortunate racism.
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:48 pm
by Deuce Bigolo
I could also say most would simplify the argument down to
there are smart & dumb people in every race
I agree its either one of those 2 aims
By aiming for the truth he's also aiming to have his name remembered
Nobel peace prize winners probably have egos as well
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:59 am
by mart
No, I'm not asserting that Wiki is 100% accurate.
I simply posted that entry because it seems a fair summary of that book and film.
I could just as well have chosen the Amazon description or the publisher's site.
Perhaps my mistake was to post the attribution rather than to pass it off as my own original contribution.
Honesty doesn't seem to pay on this forum.
Mart
Re: Nobel Prize winner gagged.
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:08 am
by Deano!
" RACIST RACIST RACIST "
Screamed through a megaphone. This now passes for debate.