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Vincent [Visitor] — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:18:25 +0000

Re my comment above, the post has now been reinstated here: http://perpetual-lab.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/in-memoriam-derek-helman.html.

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Vincent [Visitor] — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:43:37 +0000

Thanks for your your sweet words and linking to my post, Burr. Regrettably the links will fail, because my dearest wish - to find out how my deceased friend lived and died - came true. But I was requested to give my friend a false name, for the sake of privacy and posterity.

So I have withdrawn the post, and will republish it in a suitably edited form as soon as I can.

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Burr Deming [Member] — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:18:25 +0000

Thanks for your reaction, Ryan.

I dunno. I think Part 1 of almost anything can turn out to be a bit provocative, leaving some questions open until later.

You usually resolve such things in an interesting and educational manner. You've gotten my interest. Now we'll see if I can be educated.

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Ryan [Visitor] — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:06:03 +0000

"All humanity is created equal but, boy, do I hate them thar blacks."

I consider that to be an expression of racial superiority, but I guess I should edit my post to be clearer. Superiority itself is not a well-defined term. What does it mean for one race or being to be superior to another?

The main point was that accusations of racism should be reserved for actual racists, not for people who, for example, promote policies that are "racially unfair." In other words: focus on virtue instead of actions or consequences.