2007/8/10, Tom Rivers <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Alan Cox wrote: > > Actually in most of the world it would be an offence to systematically > > refuse to treat cubans fairly. Its called racism. > > > > The cuban thing is a bit of demented US history. > > > > Alan, > > With all due respect, you may want to look up the definition of the word > "racism" because it doesn't apply to prejudice against countries - it > applies to prejudice against races. > > http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/racism > > Since Cubans aren't considered a "race", the term simply doesn't apply. > In any event, this is a list about Fedora, not politics. Maybe a > "fedora-politics" list would be a more appropriate venue for that kind > of discussion. ;) racism can not only be based on a country but also on religion as history shows. export restrictions are a political problem. software patentents are a political problem. to fix the cause one must be allowed to argument properly and that is certainly not offtopic but i guess educational aswell to some people. regards, Rudolf Kastl > > > Tom > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list