Posted by Elizabeth on August 24, 2001, at 12:12:08
In reply to Re: Temgesic » Elizabeth, posted by JahL on August 23, 2001, at 11:50:21
> Mmmm. I could do but it's beginning to nudge my depression the wrong side of suicidal. Not good for someone who recognises this a legimate way out. I wouldn't mind the side-effects if it didn't feel so 'wrong'. I've taken almost as many meds as you & think I've developed some degree of intuition regarding what meds are going to help.
I'm sure. :-) Do what you think is best -- only you know what you're experiencing. I was just offering an algorithm if you want to give it another try.
> > In the USA, at least, most "black" people really have some "white" ancestry, for example.
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> I can believe it. My cousin, to the casual observer *is* a 'white man'. He's actually half Afro-American.Americans of African descent are generally much lighter-skinned than Africans. It's because of intermixing with other races, of course.
> >I was always in favour of the melting pot idea
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> Same. It's pretty 'multicultural' where I live."Multiculturalism" is actually opposed to the "melting pot" idea -- the politically correct CW is that different cultures should remain segregated rather than be subsumed into "American" culture.
> > (i.e., the "races" aren't distinguished, we're all just human beings), but that's become unfashionable lately.
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> As in 'race' has become such an issue?Yes. It's so ironic that a lot of people who consider themselves "liberals" are basically in favour of keeping society segregated.
-elizabeth
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