mos-def let me insure that i respond as if i have been trained in european schools "educated" due to the fact when i followed up my original message with a more educated response--more tended to ingage in more indepth discussion. okay--hmmm love is color blind---honestly you remind me of the passive missionaries that always proceed massive genocide through-out history and even today. and if you are asking me if i believe in "the west" conception of god-? all of the west colonies were so-called blessed by their god--they will have their bible in one hand and their sword in the other. now this "so called love story" takes place in a racially tense setting. and once again the historical problems are solved in the bed?? and thats not typical. and the issue of "black versus white" is not an individual issue. i don't consider "ms white woman" 20 miles away from me as a threat--but i would be a fool to ignore the historical relationship and her white skin priviledge and my triple oppression! and even in a larger scale the world---european exploitation of non-european people and lands. and i too admire nature with marvel and basically very peaceful--am i peace when i support (involuntary taxes) a country who is known for rape, murder, terrorists and extortion through-out the world? i do believe that you are being sincere in what you feel--but don't let your philosophies blind you to social realities!<P>stimulate life and matter...digable planets<P>less stress