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From: justinf@****.caltech.edu (Justin Fang)
Subject: Re: Yer killin' me
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 16:10:48 -0800 (PST)
Evan Hughes writes:
> > And, of course, you don't need physical differences to drive prejudice;
> > witness the former Yugoslavia.

> Hah! That one is on ethnic lines. Big time.

Yugoslavia is proof that the Evil Dictator does occasionally do something
useful. Of course, if he wasn't an Evil Dictator then maybe things wouldn't
have fallen apart after his death. But this is off topic.

> Although I think anti-meta hatred could grow a lot more easily. Orcs
> and Trolls look WAY too different. Not to mention, it's easier to hate the
> "abominations" (something that LOOKs human when it's a kid, but reveals
> it's "true form" on adult-hood). Again, meta-humans make up such a small
> segment of the world population, it's easy to hate someone/thing that you
> never see...

Yes. Doesn't mean you won't stop hating group X who you see every day,
though.

Justin Fang (justinf@****.caltech.edu)
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