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Well, I'd have to say that in answering this OP, or what I think pan wants to be the heart of this OP, I'd say you have to consider overt racism, and institutionalized or subconscious racism. I think it's pretty rare to find people on these boards who are overtly racist. I hate niggers, jews, spics, and chinks. Keep the bloodlines pure. Restrict access to public facilities and functions to a particular racial makeup. I think it's more common to find attitudes that might have racist tendencies, or racist underpinnings. Many of us have beliefs that could have some aspects which are inherently racist, or sexist, or homo/hetero phobic (for example). I don't know that these beliefs would make the particular poster a racist, sexist, or homo/heterophobe (for example)...but rather that some aspects of their political/philosophical beliefs have tendencies in those directions, or that don't fully make sense outside of that perspective. I think it most often comes from not thinking a policy or position all the way through, on the side of the labeller,or the labellee. A poster might have a perspective based on their particular experiences, or in light of a particular issue; however, they might not think about how their stance on that issue has greater implications to social or political situations.

As such, I tend not to think that person is overtly racist, unless they post in that vein. I might, however, feel that a person's position has racist tendencies or underpinnings depending on how they present their opinion.

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