Re: Staggering Death rate for black pregnant women

[Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol@xxxxxxx>]

At 06:36 PM 8/30/99 -0400, Andy wrote:

>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.


Well, even the bible says soemthing about seeing a saw dust in the eyes of
your brethern but not seeing a plank in one's own - if that means anything
to you.  It's easy to criticize others, much harder to be self-reflexive.
Unless of course you assume that you "know better" because you have some
sort of divive connection to the "right" ideas and ultimately - the truth.

>
>So you have not honestly answered my question. Since the facts and logic
>are not on your side,

sez who?


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?



OK, Andy if that makes you happy.....

I've sinned, I am a scientaholics, guilty of following the imperialist path
and being the Reagan incarnate. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.   I
beg for your forgiveness and ask for leniency in your punishment.  I am
ready to follow your twelve-step program to the end and renounce all
alegiances except that to the Party.

Are you satisfied now?


>I believe you must have a very low opinion of our
>intelligence (or a very high opinion of your own).
>

I would not phrase it in such a way, i do not like the word "intelligence"
or using the plural form when taking about oneself  - but that is what it
boils down to.  Frankly, most what you have written to this thread would
not pass Research Methods 101, as far as I can tell.  Lest you wonder -
scientific research is about constant questonning of provisionally accepted
facts (the falsification thing, if you will) - not ex cathedra
pronouncements of politically correct truths.


wojtek