Re: Tariffs and bikes

On 4/6/2025 12:59 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 4/6/2025 8:13 AM, John B. wrote:

On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 07:46:16 -0400, zen cycle
<funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Exceptions abound within all non-white or non-male examples. This in no
way affects the facts around institutionalized racism in this country.

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Although perhaps not as obvious but what is basically "racism" exists
in many societies. As an example, here (Thailand) Americans are
generally considered rather stupid and are normally over charged.

 I agree that racism is extremely common throughout the world. I once read that human societies (from tribes up to nations) tend to welcome single foreigners as interesting temporary visitors, but tend to get much more skeptical when, say, clusters show up to move in. And when larger numbers arrive, it's treated as an "invasion."

Following up on my own post, I remember seeing this bumper sticker:
https://drfugawe.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/410a026dh3l-_sl500_aa300-1_.gif
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- Frank Krygowski