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Originally Posted by roachboy
ace---so one should not call racists racists because you'll bum out the racists?
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Abraham Lincoln
John F Kennedy
Lydon Johnson
Marin Luther King
Regarding addressing the issues of Civil Rights in ths country the above men standout in my mind. Their approach was not to call people racists (for Johnson, he didn't do it publicly and in some cases privately he used language most were uncomfortable with to get results).
I would have no problem calling a racist and racist, I don't use that kind of language lightly, especially if I were interested in a dialog. When I attempt to antagonize or when I lash-out at people in a uncontrolled manner - I call them names. It is juvenile, but I have been guilty of doing that.