Comments on: Anointing Affirmative Action http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/ Fighting Like Warriors and Thinking Right. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:53:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Clutch http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-183232 Clutch Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:48:47 +0000 http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/#comment-183232 As the word "then" indicates, Bryan Massingale's statement that "Racism, then, is much more complex than the typical understanding acknowledges" is a conclusion. It follows a discussion of considerable length, one raising various points in support of that conclusion. The extent of your rebuttal seems to be that this view is "liberal". This is intellectually risible; it makes you look like just one more dogmatic net-crank. Since I presume that you wish to be neither dogmatic nor a crank, I advise you to qualify this post as a test-run, and then write a new one -- in which you actually quote and actually engage the points Massingale offers in support of his view. As the word “then” indicates, Bryan Massingale’s statement that “Racism, then, is much more complex than the typical understanding acknowledges” is a conclusion. It follows a discussion of considerable length, one raising various points in support of that conclusion.

The extent of your rebuttal seems to be that this view is “liberal”.

This is intellectually risible; it makes you look like just one more dogmatic net-crank. Since I presume that you wish to be neither dogmatic nor a crank, I advise you to qualify this post as a test-run, and then write a new one — in which you actually quote and actually engage the points Massingale offers in support of his view.

]]> By: Terrence Berres http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-177811 Terrence Berres Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:26:19 +0000 http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/#comment-177811 "And what do priests know about helping people through politics, anyway?" If Father Massingale's goal is to leave the impression that Catholic Charities is a charitable front for political activity, then it looks like he's succeeding. “And what do priests know about helping people through politics, anyway?”

If Father Massingale’s goal is to leave the impression that Catholic Charities is a charitable front for political activity, then it looks like he’s succeeding.

]]> By: John Foust http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-177176 John Foust Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:58:04 +0000 http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/#comment-177176 And what do priests know about helping people through politics, anyway? Their role is to provide us with simple intepretation of scripture and doctrine that us non-priests can use to justify our positions, and that's it, and it's our job to even pick what we listen to. I don't know where they get off, thinking they can be in politics, too. And what do priests know about helping people through politics, anyway? Their role is to provide us with simple intepretation of scripture and doctrine that us non-priests can use to justify our positions, and that’s it, and it’s our job to even pick what we listen to. I don’t know where they get off, thinking they can be in politics, too.

]]> By: MUSenior http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-176735 MUSenior Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:35:09 +0000 http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/#comment-176735 "Why would the bishops make someone who travels the country criticizing the bishops a consultant to the bishops? Why would you let him help write a pastoral letter on racism, particularly after reading this paper?" Heaven forbid we actually consult people who disagree with us. Yeah, I guess surrounding ourselves with people who think just like us is the in the spirit of academic debate and growth. “Why would the bishops make someone who travels the country criticizing the bishops a consultant to the bishops? Why would you let him help write a pastoral letter on racism, particularly after reading this paper?”

Heaven forbid we actually consult people who disagree with us. Yeah, I guess surrounding ourselves with people who think just like us is the in the spirit of academic debate and growth.

]]> By: Brian http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/comment-page-1/#comment-176518 Brian Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:04:29 +0000 http://gop3.com/2008/02/05/baptizing-reverse-racism/#comment-176518 Welcome to the reason I haven't been to a Marquette-sponsored Mass since the year 2006. Welcome to the reason I haven’t been to a Marquette-sponsored Mass since the year 2006.

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