Re: writ large, another sip

Nah, Daniel, I'm being perfectly fair to what you've said given what
you've actually said. It's quite possible that how I'm reading you isn't
necessarily in line with what you actually mean, but it's a fair reading
of what you've actually written -- which isn't always very clear.

The KKK members I worked with in FL when I was in construction work
believed that blacks choose to be dishonest, choose to eat fried chicken
and watermelon, and choose to be shiftless. And, as a result, that
they're lesser human beings.

Kinda like your original description of intellectuals.

The apples and oranges comparison is more appropriate to my generality
about US mass population vs your generality about academics. Yes, they
are indeed two different things.

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>Of course Jim, where your analogy breaks down is when you compare traits
>that are not related to choices to traits that are the result of choices.
>Apples and oranges. Both fruit but not the same thing. People who fancy
>themselves as intelligent often ascribe to themselves the superior position
>in a discussion, notice I used the word often and It is not tied to any one
>profession nor does it mean that the person has to be actually smart which
>of course is tied to the definition of smart. You keep re-characterizing
>what I say to suit what you want to say. I don't know if that is a break
>down of communication or meaning or what but I'll answer your previous post.
>Daniel
>
>

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