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Date:         Thu, 22 Jun 1995 23:13:55 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         william killian <killian@gcr.com>
Subject:      RE: Re:a racial issue??????

On Thu, 22 Jun 1995, Clark Langstraat wrote:

> > > On Thu, 22 Jun 1995, Virreira, Victor wrote: > > > > > > > >I would like to be counted as someone else who suspects that > > >there is a racial element to the story. The description of > > >feeling righteous while vandalizing someone's car made me > > >very uncomfortable. > > > > Well put - Although I suspect the narrator meant no "harm"... > > > > >The subtext of the story seemed to me to be one of "getting > > >even with a black person with a bad attitude". That, to me, > > >is a racial issue. > > > > >/ Lars Poulsen > > > > -Victor Virreira > > > While I won't defend the vandalization either, I wonder if you all would > feel more comfortable if the black man in a caddy was replaced with a > yuppie in a beemer or a bubba in a big ol 4x4? Would anyone rise to the > defense of these much-maligned groups? > But we're getting away from the point of this list, and the story, the > narrator was reacting to someone dissing his VW because of what it was > and I think we can all identify w/that. > nuff' said? > > Clark L

I'm actually VERY curious as to whether this story is literally true or what Ric 'wishes' he had done.


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