[Vision2020] UI and WSU statement on slavery (Questioning Authority)
Roxanne Sitler
sitler@ultraplix.com
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:53:19 -0800
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The following is the impression I was left with after reading Southern
Slavery As It Wasn't: Professional Historians Respond to =
Neo-Confederate
Misinformation.
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Quinlan and Ramsey:
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Ivory tower residents, "Do not cite, quote or summarize."
=20
Seers, mysteriously empowered to discern men's motives, and passing off
their verdict as scholarly critique. Smear tactics poorly veiled by
sophisticated pens.=20
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Part of a pack of kept gatekeepers who see themselves as solely suited =
to
"interpret" history. All knowledgeable and wise, we're told. Familiar
notes of elitism sing across their pages.
=20
"Diversity" and "Tolerance" they claim to live, but by this measure =
perish.
=20
Southern Slavery As It Wasn't, scholarly? Ask Gary Grant, or was it =
Cary
Grant, or maybe even, George Grant.
=20
The gatekeepers are threatened. Their anxious voices blare "with utter =
fear
and loathing".=20
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Respectfully,
Roxanne Sitler
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Rod Johnson wrote:
The website of UI's Office of Diversity and Human Rights
(www.webs.Idaho.edu/diversity), while displaying warm and fuzzy language
about "inclusion" and non-discrimination based on religious views, among
other things, has posted in downloadable format a copy of the hit-piece
written by two UI history professors, who rail against the "followers" =
of
Wilson and against certain clusters of Protestant churches based on =
their
theological views, stereotyping them (red flag!) in the broadest =
possible
brush as "fascists." The professorial hate is palpable. I wonder if =
the
University-sponsored actions of the doctoral duo that unashamedly target
people with certain religious beliefs would give pause to, say, the
promoters of the Respectful Climate Survey? Unless, of course, Raul =
Sanchez
doesn't really mean what he says.
Maybe the Latah County Human Rights Task Force can assure visitors to =
Moscow
in February that they will not be singled out for harassment based on =
their
religion, in the form of hate-filled shouting, plastering of stickers on
their businesses, and other forms of "protest." It would truly be a
wonderful opportunity for Moscow to show the world just how tolerant,
inclusive, and respectful of others that it really is, unless of course,
Joann Muneta doesn't really mean what she says.
Let me pause to muster the requisite level of reverence and awe to say =
that
the respective presidents of UI and WSU showed true COURAGE in STANDING =
UP
to the FORCES OF EVIL banging at their gates. Oh, Hallelujiah! With =
their
JOBS ON THE LINE, their very CAREERS AT STAKE, it would have been SO =
EASY to
CAVE INTO THE RESTLESS MOB just outside their doors. But instead, in a =
fit
of righteous indignation, they drew the line in the sand: "NOT IN MY =
TOWN
YOU DON'T!" (Not without a fight anyway.) What a display of commitment =
to
their core values of inclusion, diversity, and tolerance! What a =
display of
commitment to academic freedom! As Tom Hansen, that most free-thinking
soldier who dreams of half-full glasses and long wooden spoons, would =
say,
"Don't you think (or don't you think?)?"
- Rod Johnson
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tower residents, “Do not cite, quote or =
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: blue">Seers, =
mysteriously=20
empowered to discern men’s motives, and passing off their =
verdict as=20
scholarly critique.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Smear =
tactics=20
poorly veiled by sophisticated pens. </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN=20
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><STRONG><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: blue">Part of a =
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solely suited to “interpret” history.<SPAN =
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</SPAN>All knowledgeable and wise, we’re told.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Familiar notes of elitism sing =
across=20
their pages.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN=20
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style=3D"COLOR: blue">“Diversity” and =
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perish.</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
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As It Wasn’t,</SPAN></I><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: blue"> =
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style=3D"COLOR: blue"> Grant, or maybe even, George =
Grant.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN=20
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T</SPAN>heir<SPAN class=3D297445921-14112003> =
anxious</SPAN> voices<SPAN=20
class=3D297445921-14112003> blare</SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D297445921-14112003> </SPAN>"<SPAN =
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class=3D297445921-14112003>Respectfully,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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blue"><FONT=20
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Sitler<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Rod=20
Johnson wrote:</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times =
New Roman"=20
color=3D#000000>The website of UI’s Office of Diversity and =
Human Rights<BR>(<A=20
href=3D"http://www.webs.Idaho">www.webs.Idaho</A>.edu/diversity), =
while=20
displaying warm and fuzzy language<BR>about “inclusion” =
and non-discrimination=20
based on religious views, among<BR>other things, has posted in =
downloadable=20
format a copy of the hit-piece<BR>written by two UI history =
professors, who=20
rail against the “followers” of<BR>Wilson and against =
certain clusters of=20
Protestant churches based on their<BR>theological views, stereotyping =
them=20
(red flag!) in the broadest possible<BR>brush as =
“fascists.” The=20
professorial hate is palpable. I wonder if =
the<BR>University-sponsored=20
actions of the doctoral duo that unashamedly target<BR>people with =
certain=20
religious beliefs would give pause to, say, the<BR>promoters of the =
Respectful=20
Climate Survey? Unless, of course, Raul Sanchez<BR>doesn’t =
really mean=20
what he says.<BR><BR>Maybe the Latah County Human Rights Task Force =
can assure=20
visitors to Moscow<BR>in February that they will not be singled out =
for=20
harassment based on their<BR>religion, in the form of hate-filled =
shouting,=20
plastering of stickers on<BR>their businesses, and other forms of=20
“protest.” It would truly be a<BR>wonderful =
opportunity for Moscow to=20
show the world just how tolerant,<BR>inclusive, and respectful of =
others that=20
it really is, unless of course,<BR>Joann Muneta doesn’t really =
mean what she=20
says.<BR><BR>Let me pause to muster the requisite level of reverence =
and awe=20
to say that<BR>the respective presidents of UI and WSU showed true =
COURAGE in=20
STANDING UP<BR>to the FORCES OF EVIL banging at their gates. Oh, =
Hallelujiah! With their<BR>JOBS ON THE LINE, their very CAREERS =
AT=20
STAKE, it would have been SO EASY to<BR>CAVE INTO THE RESTLESS MOB =
just=20
outside their doors. But instead, in a fit<BR>of righteous =
indignation,=20
they drew the line in the sand: “NOT IN MY TOWN<BR>YOU =
DON’T!” (Not=20
without a fight anyway.) What a display of commitment =
to<BR>their core=20
values of inclusion, diversity, and tolerance! What a display=20
of<BR>commitment to academic freedom! As Tom Hansen, that most=20
free-thinking<BR>soldier who dreams of half-full glasses and long =
wooden=20
spoons, would say,<BR>“Don’t you think (or don’t you =
think?)?”<BR><BR>- Rod=20
Johnson</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT size=3D2>
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