Monthly Archives: October 2009

How much time is left to civilization?

By Steve | Published: October 16, 2009
What was going through that Easter Islander’s mind when he cut down the last palm tree, sealing his people’s doom? Was the last Viking to die in Greenland a wealthy man or a peasant who stormed his farm to butcher his last cow? Jared Diamond excels at putting human flesh on the archaeological bones left [...]
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My responsibility as a white guy

By Steve | Published: October 14, 2009
A sharp Metro State College student asked me about my earlier post on racism during my guest lecture yesterday. He seemed to get the gist of  my story, but I could tell he was confused. I think I was too cute in that post, and I liked my answer I gave him better: As a [...]
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Why white guys hate to be called racists

By Steve | Published: October 3, 2009
Why shouldn’t you call us white guys racist? Because that’s name-calling and in “post-racial” America we should be neo-mature. Besides, we white males don’t have to be racists to help perpetuate inequality. We can do that by being unaware and/or uncaring about what it’s like to live in the U.S. when you are not white [...]
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