Re: Staggering Death rate for black pregnant women

[Andrew Wayne Austin <aaustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:

>Andy, it's very simple - it is moving away from anecdotes that obscure more
>than they can possibly explain and relying on solid empirical evidence
>instead.

But you are not doing this, Wojtek. It is your opponents who provide the
empirical evidence and solid theorization. You offer against this personal
anecdotes that you claim stand as exceptions to the claims made by your
opponents. I can cancel out your anecdotes with my own all day long, as I
did in my previous post. Even if I grant your anecdotes, exceptions do not
disprove general rules, anyway.

Your notions of "grievance industries" and what-not are high rhetoric on
right-wing radio programs like Rush Limbaugh or the Doctor Laura show, but
they don't cut muster on a listserv where the participants know better --
and know you should know better.

So you have not honestly answered my question. Since the facts and logic
are not on your side, I ask you again: what is your motive in denying the
racist structure of the United States? It must be an ulterior one, and all
I ask for is some straight shooting. Why cloak your ideology in
scientistic obfuscation? I believe you must have a very low opinion of our
intelligence (or a very high opinion of your own).

Andy