Sat, 22 Oct 1994 09:06:31 -0700 for Date: Sat, 22 Oct 94 11:53:52 EDT From: Lisa Eargle Subject: murray book To: SOCGRAD@UCSD.EDU I haven't read the Murray book, but my thoughts are this: Did any of us seriously think racism, sexism, classism, and all the other isms had went away? If there's any good to come from this book, it is that maybe the racists, elitists, and others will reveal themselves for what they really are. I saw a news clip the other day where former drug czar William Bennett told Jesse Jackson to his face that whites were smarter than blacks. Also, maybe it will revitalize those of us who despise the -isms to rise and challenge the Murrays again. But, the Murrays aren't the only threat. Some of the folks who call themselves "Multiculturalists" are also just as dangerous. They also wish to exploit and subjugate like the Murrays. Different actors, different labels, but same agenda. This is my last post for a while...I'm bogged down in teaching and dissertation Sweet dreams... ----Lisa