On 5/27/03 at 7:23 AM Raphael wrote:
>How to start? Well I suppose a brief introduction is in
order. I am a
>multiracial male from Alabama. This is not in any way shape
or form
>intended to offend or incite you. I also ask that you forgive
any errors
>as
>I have been working on school related projects literally all
night. I am
>a
>university student in Colorado and have many business
assignments to
>complete. This, working on projects, is actually how I found
you site. I
>was looking up information on Asian gangs and one of the many
sites that
>popped up was a white pride site. I had been working for a
while and
>decided to amuse myself by finding out what this site had to
say. I do
>not
>remember at this point what the site was but it is certainly
not worth
>mentioning. It was filled with I guess the ‘usual’
topics of niggers,
>kikes, and the ‘coming revolution.’ Needless to say
I am not easily
>offended and PC is one of the more annoying things that
society has
>imposed
>on itself. So I decided to continue to look for white
pride/racist sites.
>
>In all actuality I wanted to find a site that had at least a
semi educated
>individual either running the show or at least available for
questions
>from
>a minority. Throughout the course of my search this
‘Birdman’ would come
>up
>from time to time. I initially assumed that this was simply
some racist
>organization or term that I was not familiar with and simply
dismissed it.
>
>I was starting to tire of the same old sites when I saw
Birdman and
>Libertarian used in the same sentence. For the moment I am
going to shift
>gears and give you some slightly more detailed information on
myself. I
>am,
>as stated earlier, multiracial. More specifically I am black
and Spanish.
>
>My mother is from Puerto Rico, but her entire family is of
Spanish descent
>(we sill have our coat of arms). My father is black and has a
small
>amount
>of Native American ancestry. My dad is a Doctor and my mother
has a PHD
>is
>social work they divorced when I was 5. I have had my IQ
measured and it
>is
>safely over the 100 mark. Because of my background I have
lived a very
>privileged life style and have friends from ALL walks of
life. One of my
>best friends who is white happens to be a libertarian (until
your site I
>did
>not know there was a racist ‘connection’. We have
had many discussions
>and
>I value his opinion more than most of the world. This now
known, when I
>saw
>Birdman and libertarian I said,’ Well it can’t be
any worse than the
>others,
>why not.’ In short I was blown away. Your site far
exceeded any
>expectations that I would have ever had of a
‘racists’ site. Your site
>was
>almost impossible not to read (I had to leave my laptop in my
room and
>study
>in the library so that I would finish my work). I was
especially
>engrossed
>by your diversity section, more specifically the letters that
you had
>received from blacks and your open minded reader Sonic. I
fear I am
>starting to drone on so I will get to the questions I have.
>
>1.) I am clearly the result of multiple races. I feel, and
know from
>testing, that I am smarter than the ‘average’
person and of course that my
>family is smart. I realize that you do not object to mixed
people but ask
>fist what is your specific stance on people such as myself
(many races)
>and
>second where do you place me in society.
>2.) It is clear that you are a man of intelligence, while I
do not agree
>with all of your views (that’s perhaps the best part of
your site you
>encourage independent opinions), how do you feel about the
majority of
>your
>contemporaries? I do not pretend to be an expert on
racism/white pride
>organizations, but the vast majority of the sites I saw were
based on
>ridiculous concepts such as religion and ‘facts’
with no supporting
>documents. Do you not feel alone in that many other sites
would seem to
>depict your cause as one supported by religious fanatics and
near
>illiterate
>hate mongers?
>3.) As a minority male from the so called upper class, there
is pressure
>(not from family) from many other minorities and even whites
for me to
>marry
>this that or the other race. My current girlfriend is Asian,
God help me
>if
>we ever had kids, but seriously what is your take on this
issue? Black,
>White, Hispanic, Other? I am not looking for a specific
answer but more
>your take.
>4.) My major is international business and if my very limited
>understanding
>is true, libertarians are isolationists of sorts. First if
this is untrue
>please correct my error and second what is your take on
international
>trade?
>5.) Lastly, perhaps I missed this in your website and
apologize if this is
>the case, but what spawned your fascination with pigeons?
This is not
>intended to insult as I myself have a large fixation with
wolves.
>I would like to conclude by thanking you for your time. It is
very
>apparent
>from your website that you are a busy man. I ask if you wish
to post my
>letter that you first respond directly and omit information
such as my
>e-mail address and where I am from. Lastly, reguardless of
what me may
>disagree on there is one thing of which I am sure we agree
and that is
>freedom of speech. It is a right which many men died fighting
for and one
>which should never be given up. It is encouraging to see that
in an age
>where freedom is sacrificed on the altar of security that
people are still
>standing up for their rights. Thank you again for you
patience with any
>mistakes as well as the length of this letter.
>Sincerely
>The American Mutt
[Birdman replies:]
Dear Raphael (or American Mutt or whatever):
Thanks for your lengthy and interesting letter and kind words.
I don't want to seem to put you off, but I believe that most of
your questions will be answered by the essay on "Big Tent
Philosophy" which you will find in the Diversity section. I
will, however, add a couple of comments:
* I realize that a lot of white racists come from the lower
classes of society, and they show it. That's too bad, because it
makes it seem that racism is an ignorant philosophy, whereas it
is really a law of nature ("Birds of a feather flock
together"), and the reason the lower classes exhibit racism
first is because their economic situation puts them into contact
with other races (primarily blacks) whereas upperclass whites
rarely have actual experience living with other races. To counter
this lower class image I have tried to put racism in its proper
perspective.
* For me, there is something deeply moving about pigeons. Some of
the world's most outstanding men have been pigeon fanciers --
Charles Darwin, Antonin Dvorak and Roy Rogers among others. Also
Mike Tyson (hey, I guess there is some good in everybody.) This
is completely unrelated to my views on race.
* I encourage you to read the Libertarian section of my page. The
Libertarian party and its followers are very screwed up, and they
certainly do not represent the 'true' libertarianism which I
adhere to.
Thanks again for your letter.
[End of correspondence]
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