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Racism : The Infidel From Within

Joseph . C . Obi   (12 January 2004)

Re: Racism : The Infidel From Within

Peter Morrell   (15 January 2004)

Different roads

Jayaprakash Gosalakkal   (15 January 2004)

Racism : The Infidel From Within 12 January 2004
Joseph . C . Obi, Chief Consultant WellnessClinics.co.uk Send response to journal: Re: Racism : The Infidel From Within	Listen beyond the exceedingly fictitious din...and learn. Ethnic Minority Communities should be exceedingly aware of the 'Divide and Rule' tactics which many Institutionally Racist Organizations are now consistently using to cyclically perpetuate their shameless activities. Like in the bygone era of the immensely lucrative 'Slave Trade', the Institutional Racists are currently craftily selecting a few 'Over- Ambitious' Ethnic Consultants , 'Hypermelanotic' Caseworkers and 'Exotically-Named' Administrators...purely just to do their 'Dirty Work' for them. Once these 'Neo-Racist Elements' can successfully keep the Indians freakishly fighting with the Pakistanis , and the Nigerians viciously throttling the South Africans ; then half of the 'Battle of Vindaloo' is more than easily won already...without even lifting a single cudgel. We all (dreamily) have our limitless professional ambitions, but some of us from Ethnic Communities would (sadly) readily sell the frozen blood of their own innocent kith or kin ; if only to swiftly get into the good books of the Institutionally Racist Authorities for just five minutes. Believe You Me : It is absolutely amazing what some of our Ethnic Brethren would easily do just for a 'Totally Nominal' seat on the NCAA or any other NHS Body...let alone for a couch on the dais of the 'Politically Awesome' GMC or CRHP. Let us therefore all unanimously rise above such 'Blind Socio- Economic Greed'...and legally speak with one honest voice against the totally unacceptable antics of the Racist Infidel. United We Stand ; Divided We Fall. *PS: Infidel means 'Enemy of Society'. ( I am Catholic ). Competing interests: Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi MBBS MD MPH DSc FRIPH FACAM is also the Chairman of the General Wellness Assembly (GWA); an International Professional Body for Independent Wellness Consultants.He has recently just accepted an unpaid role as an 'NHS Champion' for the rights of Older People.
Re: Racism : The Infidel From Within 15 January 2004
Peter Morrell, Hon Research Associate, History of Medicine Staffordshire University, UK Send response to journal: Re: Re: Racism : The Infidel From Within	When Dr Obi says, "Infidel means 'Enemy of Society,'” [1] he will find that dictionary.com disagrees with him, defining infidel as "An unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam. One who has no religious beliefs. One who doubts or rejects a particular doctrine, system, or principle...from Middle English infidele, from Old French, from Latin infidlis, disloyal: in-, not; + fidlis, faithful." [2] Sources [1] Joseph. C. Obi, RAPID RESPONSES: Racism : The Infidel From Within, 11 Jan 2004 http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/314/7081/618#46486 [2] www.dictionary.com. Competing interests: None declared
Different roads 15 January 2004
Jayaprakash Gosalakkal, Consultant Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW Send response to journal: Re: Different roads	On another level I think this argument has been going on in the states for example; the choice between the Colin powell model and the Al sharpton model.History will probably tell us what the more effective way is. Competing interests: None declared