May 02, 2004: Protest "Denver Post" for the "Racial Hatred"  
 
Protest "Denver Post" for the "Racial Hatred"
http://www.indiacause.com/Cause/C29_denverpost.htm

This is an extremely hateful article by a racist bigot, towards Indians and obviously Hindus.

By a follower of the monotheist faith whose vision does not go beyond Black & White and takes pride in denigrating the Hinduism (nothing new about a missionary propagandists). While talking about the caste system in the Hinduism, these bigots even forget that Hindus have never slaughtered thousands and millions of their “Caste members" as Christianity has done to their “Caste members" (of different denominations), for centuries, in various parts of the world.

Please send your protest to the President and Executive members of Denver Post for carrying this column full of “Racial Hatred”. You may also want to protest to the editors by calling them directly.

Kirk MacDonald, president, CEO, (303) 892-5050
Frank Dixon, senior VP production, (303) 820-1951
Gregory Moore, editor, (303) 820-1400

The sample protest email and article is provided below. … Please act and circulate.

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Email Ids of Executive members of Denver Post and NPR.org

kmacdonald@denvernewspaperagency.com, fdixon@denvernewspaperagency.com tbotelho@denvernewspaperagency.com, gmoore@denverpost.com, worldwide@npr.org

Subject: I strongly protest "Racially Hateful" article published by Denver Post

To
Mr. Kirk MacDonald,
President, Denver Post

Dear Mr. Kirk MacDonald,

I strongly protest “Racially Hateful” article published by Denver Post – “A history of racial tension” by Pius Kamau : http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E418%257E,00.html

I hope you understand that this article is completely misleading and full of anti-India and anti-Hindu propaganda by a racist bigot. I request you to review this article in the light of ‘Denver Post Ethics Policy’. In my view, 'Denver Post' should apologize accepting the responsibility for promoting "racial hatred" against Indians.

I am sure you are aware that millions of Indians have not only contributed to the American economy but also helped building this nation for several decades (without any religious hatred). I would request you to educate your editors in the history about India and the Hinduism.

Sincerely,
Your Name

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The Hate Article by Pius Kamau (he is a general surgeon and a commentator on National Public Radio - npr.org)

A history of racial tension… By Pius Kamau…Denver Post

Some new Indian doctors have been arriving in Colorado, the "whitest" medical community in America. A small nest of East Indian physicians has steadily grown around me.....

Dark foreigners have distinct pedigrees. Some Indians are Brahmins, others Warriors; to Hindus, blacks are a rung below Untouchables.......

Africans were always Indians' servants. Indians were second-class citizens.....

Mahatma Gandhi may have led his nation's fight against British rule, but Kenya's Indians never joined Africans in their struggle for independence; colonialism was just fine.....

Hindus can't help themselves. Humanity exists in a rigid chamber in Hinduism; one's caste never changes. Brahmins are empowered; lower castes enslaved. Blacks fit nicely within this group.....

Any religion whose gods consign a large number of its children to slavery and bondage is suspect and odious....

In 1972, Uganda's Idi Amin expelled 52,000 Indians from his country. It wasn't a smart move, but it expressed the frustration, anger and envy that many Ugandans felt.....

But there's no bitterness in me, only a wish they would open their minds to a world that's fluid and not always divided into rigid castes. I wish they could be convinced that we're not Untouchables.

The Complete article is available here:
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E418%257E,00.html