Tim Cook wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>>   To multiculturalists racism, ethnicism, xenofobia, islamofobia and
>> basically everything is "racism". It's an umbrella term for everything
>> related to how white men behave towards non-white people.
> 
> While many white men feel marginalised by these things, one must 
> consider the very real notion that, for much of recorded history, males 
> in general (and white males in the Western societies) *have* abused 
> their positions of power, causing what is effectively a kneejerk 
> reaction once that reaction is acknowledged as even slightly valid, and 
> growing as acceptance of it spreads.

Over the course of history, just about everyone in a position of power 
has abused that position.  The reason for the selective focus is that in 
recent history, whites have been the ones in power.  Replacing the white 
guy with something non-white appears to have no effect on the rate of abuse.

Men have historically predominated in politics because in the early 
days, and not-so-early days, political questions were frequently solved 
by brute force.  Men have more of that.  Now that women are becoming 
more plentiful in politics (and in government in general), they are 
showing themselves to be every bit as likely to abuse whatever powers 
they have as men are.

Regards,
John

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