I think the problem is the old one of "silence means assent". Namely that in a situation like this, it's not enough to sit quietly on the sidelines.
I don't have the arguments to enter the debate, but I hope that by making these posts, I can persuade people who mightn't even look to see what's happening beyond their own backyard that they could play a small part, too - whether it's examining their own beliefs and attitudes in the matter of race, encouraging the people who are out there arguing the debate, or even going in there to say to people like the Hayden-Nielsens, Shetterly's, and Cramer's: This is unacceptable behaviour and we will not stand for it.
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I think the problem is the old one of "silence means assent". Namely that in a situation like this, it's not enough to sit quietly on the sidelines.
I don't have the arguments to enter the debate, but I hope that by making these posts, I can persuade people who mightn't even look to see what's happening beyond their own backyard that they could play a small part, too - whether it's examining their own beliefs and attitudes in the matter of race, encouraging the people who are out there arguing the debate, or even going in there to say to people like the Hayden-Nielsens, Shetterly's, and Cramer's: This is unacceptable behaviour and we will not stand for it.