>"it's not an issue." So before J Roberson starts another "visualize world >harmony" rant, let me make it clear that in today's current society, the >dominant power structure defines race as an issue. This is not good, but Speak of the devil. . . I don't see how visualizing the future and observing today's "power structure" are incompatible. >it is not going to go away by a few academics pretending that it's not >there. I'd rather acknowledge it and wrestle with it and tear the paradigm I'm also not ignoring it. I simply don't see some thins as being so definite and axiomatic as you do. J Roberson