andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> * racism being used as a shorthand for discrimination based on race, 
> colour, faith, gender, sexual preference etc.

  I have never understood why the word "racism" needs to be expanded
beyond its original meaning to mean basically any form of discrimination
or even aversion.

  It's a weasel word similar to "terrorism" and "pedophilia". Accurate
definition be damned, let's generalize it, blur its meaning and use it
as a loaded word for political or other reasons.

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                                                          - Warp

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