From: bewillia@mothra.syr.EDU (Brad "Boomer" Williams)
Subject: Re: MAGIC, MALONE ... AND WHY THE AMERICANS CHUCKED AN AUSTRALIAN..
Keywords: Ignorance and his brother hypocrisy 
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 14:37:37 EST

In article <1dkptvINNdmq@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> blip@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Bryan Lip) writes:
>
>talk about being HYPOCRITES....

	I certainly hope that you're not overgeneralizing all Americans...
whoops.  I'm getting ahead of myself.

>now we can see everything,... its all visualizing

	No, now *you* can see everything.

>re: olympics, and australian captain phil smyth refusing to play with
>magic johnson should australian played them in the olympics..

>the americans say.... there is no risk of playing a hiv infected player
     ^^^^^^^^^
>.... and now, nba players like karl malone say they cant risk playing
>with johnson... why? cuts and bruisers (IE ISIAH)
>
>so what does this say about americans?
                             ^^^^^^^^^
	Number one, no one ever said that there was no danger in playing with
or against an HIV+ player, just that the risk was slight.  And number two, I
think that Karl Malone coming out and saying that he's concerned says good 
things about Karl Malone.  About Americans?  Well, I don't know.  You don't,
either.  It is simply wrong to call Americans hypocrites because a battery of
doctors said that the danger of contracting HIV from Magic while playing was
slight, and Karl Malone and some other players expressed concern.
	I tend to look at it from the point of view of the players.  If I were
an NBA player, I'd be concerned, no doubt about it.  I think I'd play against
Magic, though.  I can't be sure, though, since I'm not really in that position.

	Mr. Lip, I try to keep my posts to the arguments presented in them, but
this post defies me to do so.  This odious, hateful, and pathetic argument
about Americans being hypocrites because Karl Malone expressed concern about
Magic reeks of ignorance.  It is the same sort of thing that has caused all the
racial problems in this country.  Ignorant, sweeping generalizations about this
race or that, this country or that, this sex or that, whatever, serve only to
anger, and accomplish nothing.  Your hideously weak theory regarding Americans'
character and the Magic situation only proves your own ignorance.  Should I 
judge all Australians on your behavior?  No.  Will I?  No.  On the same token,
you shouldn't make sweeping generalizations like you just did.



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