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Dyeing of Colors: From Diabolical Experiments to the Human Genome

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I am surprised by the easy-to-read style of this book. I could relate to many aspects of the novel since it is based on many historical facts of which I have had first hand experience or knowledge. The question of race and racism is something I have had personal encounters with on both sides of the colour barrier; in South Rhodesia in the 1950s and early 1960s and in Zambia in the latter 1960s and 1970s.

The white race is fundamentally racist and it will remain racist as racism is the province of whites. Blacks are not and cannot be racists, they may be very angry about past injustices meted out to them and consequently react negatively but racism is not the province of the black race. The USA is and had been historically a racist society dominated by whites in every sphere of life. More so now - George W. Bush's neo-conservatism is hogwash even if there are some blacks, whom Harry Belafonte correctly referred to as 'house slaves', in his administration.

Robotics! My dictionary defines a robot as 'a brutal mechanically efficient person who is devoid of sensibility' and Racism as 'a belief in the superiority of one race over another'. Which race uses its superiority? Look at history. Robotics and Racism, one hell of a cocktail! In the last paragraph of 'Acknowledgements', optimism for change is misplaced, the tragic is - people of different races cannot live together in harmony.

Footnote: Serious consideration should be given for a French edition of this book. The Francophone literary world in Africa is highly developed. The French authorities promote their language and culture aggressively. DYEING OF COLORS, I believe, has great potential in black French Africa as well at the non-white Francophone community of nations.

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Quatre Borne, Mauritius