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...instincts tell us to apply the same basic principles to racial dialogue, and in practice we usually do. Even the staunchest advocates of equal opportunity racism must admit that contemporary culture grants a special leeway to public figures who mock their own ethnic group. It is hard to imagine that a white Dave Chappelle would have much success casually tossing around the n-word on national television. Similarly, if a gentile comedian told us to “throw the Jew down the well,” it would lead to an uproar, but when Sacha Baron Cohen?...
...together - the world belongs to all of us, not only a few millionaires playing politics. Dr. Harold Jones, ERBACH, GERMANY Taming Terrorism's Reign The tragedy of the Sinnathambi family is not unique [Apr 16]. Civilian casualties and displacement can occur in any armed conflict, whether the guise is ethnic or religious strife. Once a dispute becomes full-blown war, the weapons industry takes over by supplying arms to both sides of the dividing line. This is a major reason for prolonged conflicts, and in this regard the action of the U.S. government to prevent weapons from reaching the l.t.t.e...
...occurrence of these cases is largely confined to poor or ethnic areas of China" says Becquelin, noting that in such areas the central government often seems to fear that if restrictions on population growth are lifted there will be an immediate population explosion. That would be highly unwelcome economically - with [Communist Party] cadres fearing that the new mouths would either be trapped in poverty at home or join the flood tide of rural migrants swamping the cities...
...cautioned that the infrastructure for federalism in the U.S. is largely territorial and does not suit the Middle East, where numerous conflicting ethnic groups may coexist in the same small area...
...Middle East, Mallat argued, challenges the West in “pinpointing the need for a government which really does mirror the people.” He warned of the phenomenon of “Lebanonization,” or the collapse of the state along ethnic and nationalist lines...