From: "Rodney Coates" To: "Racial-Religious-EthnoNationalist Violence Studies" , "slein@e1m147.mpibpc.gwdg.de" Date: Wed, 03 Apr 96 16:28:21 +0 Reply-To: "Rodney Coates" Subject: Re: collective responsibility! My problem, as indicated before had to do with its paternalistic and overtly racist tone. Yes, Stephen, we are all responsible for pointing out and attempting to remedy such problems. But my frustration runs deeper, why is it that when children do bad its the mothers who must do something (or by implication if they were not working the problems would mysteriously go away). Why do we talk about black on black crime, while white crime apparently has no face. Why is it that whenever something is wrong in Africa, or in the black community...its the black or African American (or African black community) which is blamed. Most of the problems that surface in Africa are a direct result of colonial (to include post and neo) attitudes, structures and events. It would be better to blame the International Banking community, the European imperialism that fosters such a system, American public and international policies. Consequently, rather than pointing the finger of blame at Black and African American leaders the blame should be toward Clinton, Majors and others. Damn, this notion that these problems surface in a time of vacuum...void of history, global economics, racism, and etc. just boggles my bind.... rodney c...