Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (06/28/90)
Index Number: 8949
GS>> Even though I personally don't
GS>> like many Asians, they are good workers: reliable, trustworthy
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GS>> (on the whole), focussed on their long-term goals in life, and
GS>> generally thorough without being obsessive.
JC> Now I thought you, as an Asian, would be less prejudice
JC> against the Asians. Does this have anything to do with your
JC> "perception of self."
There is a difference between PREJUDICE and DISCRIMINATION.
Also, "ASIAN" covers many kinds of people - Arab, Pakistani.
Indian, Indo-Chinese, Chinese, Indonesian, Phillipino, Japanese,
Korean, ...
The Asians I don't like are the monotheistic dictators; they tend
to be Moslem or other totalitarian religions. "ABSOLUTELY!"
<grin>
So the war-like Asian nations are monotheistic. I read in the
press, that the next atomic war will be between Pakistan & India.
It is this that I doon't like. "ABSOLUTELY!"
Back to disability: it is ok to DISCRIMINATE. Some people are
dumb or retarded - literally. So we discriminate - special
schools, hearing loops, interpreters, advocates, attendants, ...
Personally, I DON'T LIKE MANY DISABILITIES, too. In fact, if
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every professional or amateur do-gooder dares to be truthful,
they will also tell you exactly the same thing.
When I was training people to be "counsellors", one of the
exercises was getting the students to recognize their limits.
Every counsellor has "buttons" (also called "Archille's heel,
"Unfinished business".
So my "button" should be easily apparent now - I can't stand rich
vandals. If the graffiti-sprayers are from emotionally-bashed
upbringings, or have been taught be the police/ courts that
physical revenge is ok, then I can work with these people.
But like every professional do-gooder, I am entitled to holding
onto my pet-hates: Rich Vandals, and Monotheistic Dictators.
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