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I've never seen someone claim to be a proud Intolerista when they
are talking about, say, pulling our troops out of Iraq or what to do
about the national debt. It only comes up when you are talking
about Doug Wilson. That's all I meant.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
On 04/01/2012 09:48 AM, keely emerinemix wrote:
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I remember what Nathan Alford, the publisher of the Daily News,
asked me once as we were meeting to discuss my sense that when
an NSA student successfully shaves in the morning, there's the
likelihood that the DN will run a story about it. <br>
<br>
"Is there ANYTHING that interests Keely Emerine-Mix (Nathan was
fond of using my entire name, although I was pretty sure I was
the only Keely in the room) other than Doug Wilson?"<br>
<br>
(cue music to "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" -- bwa bwa bwa
bwa bwa, bwa bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bwa)<br>
<br>
My answer was that I was "interested in" my faith, social
justice, my community, the utter dismantling of patriarchy, and
the safety of my neighbors. And my puppy. So while I was
willing to concede that my love for Perry was not threatened by
Wilson, et al, the other "interests" were on his radar and
would, therefore, continue to be on mine. I assured Nathan that
if I needed help in finding a hobby, I'd flip through my ladies'
magazines and come up with one. Until then, I'd be monitoring
and speaking out against Wilson and any other threats to the
things I hold dear.<br>
<br>
So, Paul, I would resent the idea, should it ever be proposed,
that I and the others whom Wilson has called Intoleristas are
oddly obsessed solely because he fascinates us so. Wrong. <br>
<br>
On the other hand, if you were to ask me if I was singularly
devoted to the Gospel and social justice, I'd cheerfully say yes
and confess gladly to being a one-note Sally. Frankly, I can't
think of anything I'd rather devote myself to.<br>
<br>
Scrapbooking just seems a little, ohhhh, I dunno -- deficient .
. . <br>
<br>
<font style="" color="#8064a2"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"
size="3"><font style="" face="Verdana">Keely<br>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:21:11 -0700<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:art.deco.studios@gmail.com">art.deco.studios@gmail.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "We are the answer"<br>
<br>
Rumelhart writes:<br>
"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">However, the
"Intolerista" thing is more than just a little bit of
intolerance for those vices. It's an entire club that has
been<font size="6"><b> formed specifically </b></font>to
oppose this one local religion because it's Grand Poobah or
whatever he is sometimes acts like an ass."</span><br
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">
<br>
<div class="ecxgmail_quote">I don't know who all are included
by Cultmaster Wilson or anyone else in the group called
"Intoleristas. <br>
<br>
I am not on the list-serve that is maintained by one of its
members, so I frequently have no idea what is going on. But
I do know a number of those frequently called Intoleristas.
Concern with Cultmaster Douglas Wilson is by no stretch of
the imagination the only cause which they are concerned with
and comment upon, including commenting upon frequently on
this forum.<br>
<br>
Since you have been on this forum for some time and had
ample time to observe this, and in fact, debate some these
issues with some of them, to plead ignorance of this fact
and make the above statement is pure dishonesty, the same
kind of dishonesty that characterizes Cultmaster Wilson when
he finds himself holding an untenable, indefensible position
and reverts to defending his position with lies.<br>
<br>
It is also dishonest for you to now call Cultmaster Wilson "<span
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Grand Poobah or whatever he
is sometimes acts like an ass."</span><font
color="#000000"> after you have assured us on more than
one occasion </font>that based on your personal contact
with him, he is a "regular guy."<br>
<br>
Running a con on this forum is not often a successful
endeavor.<br>
<br>
w.<br>
<br>
On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Gier, Nicholas <span
dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ngier@uidaho.edu">ngier@uidaho.edu</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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Hi Paul,<br>
<br>
Thanks for the responses. I'll address a few points and
then I'm done.<br>
<br>
In my book on evangelical Christianity, I went to great
pains to distinguish between those theologians whom I
learned to respect and those that I came to disrespect.
My focus was always on persons/leaders and not the tens
of thousands of people in their congregations or
denominations.<br>
<br>
The focus of my criticism has always been on Wilson's
inner circle and not church members or NSA students. I
assume that most of them do not have the vices their
leaders have.<br>
<br>
One clarification: I was not inviting NSA faculty and
students to "debates," but a regional professional
conference where faculty present papers in a respectful
way and where students are also given a chance to
interact and present their views as well. I have no
desire to debate Wilson because I have no respect for
him nor could I trust him.<br>
<br>
You admit that Ron Paul is a "crazy guy," and yet you
will vote for him? Now that's irrational.<br>
<br>
Thanks for the dialogue,<br>
<br>
Nick<br>
<div>
<div class="h5"><br>
<br>
> A society grows great when old men plant trees
whose shade they know<br>
> they shall never sit in.<br>
><br>
> -Greek proverb<br>
> Hi Paul,<br>
><br>
> Thanks for the apology. I don't know if you
wanted include in this<br>
> reply. As per usual, I forgot to press "Reply
All" when I sent me<br>
> post below.<br>
><br>
> Apology accepted. Now what a response to what
I said?<br>
><br>
> Nick<br>
><br>
> > Hi Paul,<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks for referring to me--at least
indirectly--by my first name. It<br>
> > makes me feel like a real person in this
debate. Thanks for the<br>
> > third-person respect.<br>
> ><br>
> > You say that what set you off was my
signing myself as "Proud<br>
> > Intolerista. It's not intolerant to
dislike intellectual dishonesty,<br>
> > ordinary dishonesty, bigotry, and bad
manners." I don't tolerate<br>
> > intellectual dishonesty among my
colleagues and students and I judge<br>
> > it harshly. My former student Doug Wilson
is no different. Am I to<br>
> > assume that you don't dislike these
vices? I hope not.<br>
> ><br>
> > Perhaps you did not read my long post
about my sincere engagement with<br>
> > NSA faculty and students, but let me just
add that Wilson and I had<br>
> > friendly relations until from 1973 to 1993
when he double-crossed me<br>
> > on an abortion debate, but I remained
cordial and respectful<br>
> > thereafter. The slavery debate and his
reactions to it changed<br>
> > everything for me and I now have no
respect for him at all. Of course<br>
> > he is free to say what he wants, but I
will continue to condemn him as<br>
> > long as I have breath.<br>
> ><br>
> > In your first post on this issue you
remarked that you found my<br>
> > actions odd for a rational person.
Similarly, I find your support for<br>
> > Ron Paul irrational. With support from a
GOP Congress he could really<br>
> > destroy our economy.<br>
> ><br>
> > Thanks for the dialogue (especially now
that I personally recognized),<br>
> ><br>
> > Nick<br>
> ><br>
> > Nicholas F. Gier, Professor Emeritus<br>
> > Department of Philosophy, University of
Idaho<br>
> > "The Palouse Pundit" on Radio Free Moscow,
92.5 FM<br>
> > President, Idaho Federation of Teachers,
AFT/AFL-CIO<br>
> > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.idaho-aft.org/ift.htm"
target="_blank">www.idaho-aft.org/ift.htm</a><br>
> > <a moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank">208-882-9212</a>,
410 Samaritan Lane, Moscow, ID 83843<br>
> ><br>
> > "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his
self-imposed immaturity.<br>
> > Immaturity is the inability to use one's
understanding without<br>
> > guidance from another. This immaturity is
self- imposed when its cause<br>
> > lies not in lack of understanding, but in
lack of resolve and courage<br>
> > to use it without guidance from another.
Sapere Aude! 'Have courage to<br>
> > use your own understand-ing!---that is the
motto of enlightenment.<br>
> ><br>
> > --Immanuel Kant<br>
> ><br>
> > A society grows great when old men plant
trees whose shade they know<br>
> > they shall never sit in.<br>
> ><br>
> > -Greek proverb<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > -----Original Message-----<br>
> > From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>
on behalf of Paul Rumelhart<br>
> > Sent: Sat 3/31/2012 11:13 AM<br>
> > To: Sunil Ramalingam<br>
> > Cc: vision 2020<br>
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "We are the
answer"<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I might even join in a peaceful protest of
a KKK parade, in an effort to<br>
> > promote the idea of equality. I would
likely try to calm people down if<br>
> > they were angered by the KKK members, and
if the protest turned into<br>
> > anything but peaceful, I would leave it.<br>
> ><br>
> > In answer to your question, of course we
have the right to judge<br>
> > people's views and oppose them if we don't
like them. That's what I'm<br>
> > doing here. My initial post was an effort
to show the "Intoleristas"<br>
> > that they were in fact intolerant. It
wasn't an effort to have them<br>
> > shut down or in any way silenced. The
statement that started this was<br>
> > in one of Nick's posts ("It's not
intolerant to dislkike intellectual<br>
> > dishonesty, ordinary dishonesty, bigotry,
and bad manners.") I stated<br>
> > that what I've seen from the Intoleristas
certainly looks like<br>
> > intolerance to me. Most of the responses
have either been attempts to<br>
> > show me that Doug Wilson is so bad that
being intolerant of him is our<br>
> > civic duty, or a shocked reaction to the
fact that I really don't care<br>
> > what nonsense others believe. Oh, and a
few attempts to tie my lack of<br>
> > caring about other's personal beliefs with
either character flaws, my<br>
> > race, gender, and economic status, or
support for murder, racial<br>
> > violence, or the Nazi party.<br>
> ><br>
> > Paul<br>
> ><br>
> > On 03/31/2012 10:39 AM, Sunil Ramalingam
wrote:<br>
> > > Paul,<br>
> > ><br>
> > > If the Klan wants to hold a parade, I
defend their right to do so. I<br>
> > > won't try to prevent them from having
their parade.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > But I will be there to protest them
and their opinions, and will<br>
> > > support the right of others to do the
same.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > People have the right to any view
they want, as far as I'm concerned,<br>
> > > and I think we agree here. What they
don't have is the right to have<br>
> > > us all say, 'That's just dandy.' We
have the right to judge their<br>
> > > views, and oppose them if we think
they're wrong. I get the feeling<br>
> > > you don't think we have that right.
Am I correct about that?<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Sunil<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
>
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> > > Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:31:41 -0700<br>
> > > From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a><br>
> > > To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:art.deco.studios@gmail.com">art.deco.studios@gmail.com</a><br>
> > > CC: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "We are the
answer"<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On 03/31/2012 10:07 AM, Art Deco
wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > 1. Rumelhart writes:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > "If black teenagers wearing hoods
were being harassed here in<br>
> > > Moscow, I'd be suggesting that we
should all be more tolerant of<br>
> > > others on this list. If Muslim
women in Moscow were being<br>
> > > harassed I'd be suggesting that
we should all be more tolerant of<br>
> > > each other."<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Hence, Rumelhart would also
heartily agree with the same amount of<br>
> > > tenacity to the following:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > "If KKK members wearing hoods
were being harassed here in Moscow,<br>
> > > I'd be suggesting that we should
all be more tolerant of others on<br>
> > > this list. If Aryan Nations
members and other white supremacists<br>
> > > in Moscow were being harassed I'd
be suggesting that we should all<br>
> > > be more tolerant of each other."<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > Yes, actually I would. If one group
is harassing another group merely<br>
> > > because of their beliefs, then, yes,
I would be calling for more<br>
> > > tolerance. I'm not saying that would
be my reaction if KKK members<br>
> > > were physically harassing non-whites
on the streets, but it would be<br>
> > > my reaction if someone just simply
declared that they supported the<br>
> > > KKK and they were getting harassed
for it.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > It's really not that difficult of a
concept. It's not my purpose in<br>
> > > life to force everyone to think my
way. Individualism and the<br>
> > > sanctity of the mind are important
concepts to me. I'm only<br>
> > > interested in how we all interact in
the physical plane.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Just out of curiosity, if someone
produced a mind control device that<br>
> > > could be used on people to (among
other things) change their core<br>
> > > beliefs, would you recommend we use
it on KKK members?<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > 2. Rumelhart also writes:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > "But if one particular faith is
being singled out because of their<br>
> > > beliefs and some bad blood
between list members, I'm effectively<br>
> > > shunned if I suggest that we be
more tolerant of them."<br>
> > ><br>
> > > So now its all about you,
Rumelhart. Who would have guessed?<br>
> > > Poor, poor Rumelhart.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > Thank you for your kind words, but I
don't really care that much about<br>
> > > it. I'm just pointing out that a
mere request for tolerance can't be<br>
> > > tolerated on this list. I don't know
about you, but I find that<br>
> ironic.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Paul (or, if you wish, "Rumelhart")<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > w.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:24 PM,
keely emerinemix<br>
> > > <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">kjajmix1@msn.com</a>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com</a>>>
wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > No, Paul, it is NOT "the main
point of contention" that the<br>
> > > Christ Church people "simply
think that the historical facts<br>
> > > of slavery differ from what's
normally understood by<br>
> > > historians" -- two of whose
criticism of that view caused our<br>
> > > thin-skinned patriarchal
bigot Wilson to seek their censure by<br>
> > > the Governor and the UI
President.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Just to give you an idea of
how generous Wilson is in his<br>
> > > extension of the freedom of
others to interfere with his<br>
> > > mission . . .<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Wilson's beliefs are made
manifest in his words, and those<br>
> > > words promote ideas that are
dangerous to civil, stable<br>
> > > society as you or I know it,
and sound the death knell to<br>
> > > anything resembling a
flourishing, just and righteous -- or<br>
> > > Christian -- society beyond
that. His proud claim to be a<br>
> > > "paleo-Confederate," his
buddying around with<br>
> > > Neo-Confederates, his
attempts to persuade his followers that<br>
> > > Blacks enjoyed being enslaved
and his insistence that such<br>
> > > slavery was Biblical -- all
of this hints, minimally, at<br>
> > > something less than mere
errors of historical understanding.<br>
> > > I'm a Bible student, not a
scholar, but I can assure you that<br>
> > > Antebellum slavery was in no
way similar to Roman or earlier<br>
> > > Hebraic slaveholding, and it
was not at any point "Biblically<br>
> > > defensible." Given that he
makes his living pulling the<br>
> > > hermeneutical and political
wool over other Christians' eyes,<br>
> > > it damned well matters.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > It's one thing to simply err
in one's grasp of history. I'm<br>
> > > probably not the person to go
to on the finer details of the<br>
> > > Pelopennesian Wars, for
example, but my errors would be<br>
> > > inconsequential and subject
to the derision they deserve if I<br>
> > > choose to spout off on that
of which I know nothing, although<br>
> > > if I "see differently" in the
service of a dangerous agenda,<br>
> > > much less call that agenda
"Christian," I deserve every bit of<br>
> > > condemnation I incur. I
won't call you "evil" for it, but I<br>
> > > struggle with how to tell you
how little I care that you and<br>
> > > others consider me
"intolerant" for condemning Wilson and his<br>
> > > lackeys (a term I used in
speaking to him by phone three weeks<br>
> > > ago, just in case you think I
feel like it's OK to just scurry<br>
> > > around Vision 2020 rather
than engage courageously with him<br>
> > > personally. Been there, done
that, will do it again any time<br>
> > > he's up to it).<br>
> > ><br>
> > > I laugh when, in the movie
"Best In Show," the announcer<br>
> > > intones that Columbus came
over on the Mayflower. Such<br>
> > > ignorance is funny in reel
life, sad in real life. But I<br>
> > > would urge you to really
consider if all "different thinking"<br>
> > > on historical, social,
political, and religious matters is<br>
> > > benign and worthy of defense.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > In this case, we have an
indefensible malignancy of the worst<br>
> > > type -- that which invokes
God. Its spread won't be because I<br>
> > > and a few others stayed
silent in its metastasizing.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Keely<br>
> > > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com"
target="_blank">www.keely-prevailingwinds.com</a><br>
> > > <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com"
target="_blank">http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com</a>><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> >
------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> > > Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012
20:51:40 -0700<br>
> > > From: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> > > To: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a><br>
> > > <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> > > CC: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br>
> > ><br>
> > > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "We
are the answer"<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > If members of Christ Church
were going around enslaving<br>
> > > people, you might have a
point. As it is, they simply think<br>
> > > that the historical facts of
slavery differ from what's<br>
> > > normally understood by
historians. I'm not comfortable<br>
> > > ostracizing a group merely
because of what they think about<br>
> > > something. That seems to be
the main point of contention,<br>
> here.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > There is a huge difference
between murdering a person based<br>
> > > solely on their race or
culture, and thinking, well, whatever<br>
> > > it is that the Christ
Churchers think exactly about slavery in<br>
> > > the Old South. Or, more
simply, between murdering anyone for<br>
> > > any reason and thinking
thoughts others find offensive.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Paul<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On 03/30/2012 07:49 PM,
Donovan Arnold wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Paul,<br>
> > > You are right that
everyone needs to work on caring and<br>
> > > accepting their neighbors
for the people that they are.<br>
> > > However, it should
concern you that some people do not<br>
> > > acknowledge the human
atrocities that occurred with the<br>
> > > slavery of a race not
that long ago. A race that even<br>
> > > today feels and sufferers
the consequences of those<br>
> > > events. It is in effect
racist to not acknowledge the<br>
> > > human suffering and
violations that occurred to a race of<br>
> > > people. If we can ignore
or deceive others into ignoring<br>
> > > one of the greatest human
rights violations in the United<br>
> > > States, than we can
easily ignore all other human rights<br>
> > > violations. Which, in
effect, puts all humans, including<br>
> > > yourself and everyone you
care about at risk. Where one<br>
> > > person's rights are
ignored and violated, everyone<br>
> > > else can be violated as
well. That should concern you. It<br>
> > > is not the practice or
belief in a religion that people<br>
> > > object to, but rather the
practice of racist preaching<br>
> > > that the violation of
human rights that occurred to Blacks<br>
> > > in the United States
really didn't happen that people are<br>
> > > objecting to.<br>
> > > Donovan Arnold<br>
> > ><br>
> > > *From:* Paul Rumelhart
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> > > <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> > > *To:* Saundra Lund <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm</a>><br>
> > > <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm">mailto:v2020@ssl1.fastmail.fm</a>><br>
> > > *Cc:* <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
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> > > *Sent:* Friday, March 30,
2012 6:59 PM<br>
> > > *Subject:* Re:
[Vision2020] "We are the answer"<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > If black teenagers
wearing hoods were being harassed here<br>
> > > in Moscow, I'd<br>
> > > be suggesting that we
should all be more tolerant of<br>
> > > others on this<br>
> > > list. If Muslim women in
Moscow were being harassed I'd<br>
> > > be suggesting<br>
> > > that we should all be
more tolerant of each other. But if<br>
> > > one<br>
> > > particular faith is being
singled out because of their<br>
> > > beliefs and some<br>
> > > bad blood between list
members, I'm effectively shunned if<br>
> > > I suggest<br>
> > > that we be more tolerant
of them.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > What a world.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > Paul<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On 03/30/2012 02:25 PM,
Saundra Lund wrote:<br>
> > > > Visionaries:<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > I know not all here would agree
-- some choose to focus<br>
> > > on the "intolerance"<br>
> > > > of so-called Intoleristas rather
than on the public<br>
> > > intolerance of bigoted<br>
> > > > groups that galvanized some of
us to pull our complacent<br>
> > > heads from the sand<br>
> > > > -- but this eloquently and
accurately reflects my thoughts:<br>
> > > > "We must be active architects of
a better country and a<br>
> > > better world.<br>
> > > > Silence in the face of bigotry
and discrimination is<br>
> > > agreement and consent.<br>
> > > > We must challenge every instance
of inequality, no<br>
> > > matter how small it is.<br>
> > > > While overcoming our history's
dark side is not<br>
> > > pleasant, it is something
we<br>
> > > > must actively do every day."<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Here's the full letter that was
published in today's<br>
> > > Moscow-Pullman Daily<br>
> > > > News:<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Letter to the Editor<br>
> > > > We are the answer<br>
> > > > Posted: Friday, March 30, 2012
1:00 am | Updated: 8:22<br>
> > > am, Fri Mar 30, 2012.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > My heart is deeply grieved by
the recent news that<br>
> > > Shaima Alawadi, an Iraqi<br>
> > > > mother of five living in
California was beaten to death<br>
> > > by a tire iron.<br>
> > > > Found on her body was a note
that said, "Go back to your<br>
> > > own country. You're<br>
> > > > a terrorist." This incident
shows the long-reaching<br>
> > > effects the political<br>
> > > > rhetoric and rancor of the past
10 years has had on the<br>
> > > American psyche. A<br>
> > > > spark of anger and hatred
spurred by our popular culture<br>
> > > and political<br>
> > > > leaders has turned into a fire
within the fringe of our<br>
> > > country.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Gay youth are committing suicide
due to relentless<br>
> > > intimidation and<br>
> > > > harassment. Travyon Martin was
gunned down for what some<br>
> > > call "wearing a<br>
> > > > hood while black." And the
murder of Alawadi. All point<br>
> > > to a startling<br>
> > > > problem. There is a dark side of
American culture. While<br>
> > > it's underground,<br>
> > > > it's still there. A deep seated
resentment of other<br>
> > > races, of people unlike<br>
> > > > us, lies in the hearts of many.
This dark side exists<br>
> > > everywhere. I cannot<br>
> > > > count how many times I have
heard racial, homophobic and<br>
> > > sexist slurs at<br>
> > > > sporting events, social
gatherings, even in the work<br>
> > > place and classes. This<br>
> > > > isn't just a problem isolated to
my community, but it is<br>
> > > ingrained within<br>
> > > > the very fabric of our society.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > It would be easy for us to give
up hope, hope of a<br>
> > > better tomorrow, a<br>
> > > > tomorrow without wrathful hatred
and reckless violence.<br>
> > > But we cannot. We<br>
> > > > are the answer to the problem.
We must be active<br>
> > > architects of a better<br>
> > > > country and a better world.
Silence in the face of<br>
> > > bigotry and<br>
> > > > discrimination is agreement and
consent. We must<br>
> > > challenge every instance
of<br>
> > > > inequality, no matter how small
it is. While overcoming<br>
> > > our history's dark<br>
> > > > side is not pleasant, it is
something we must actively<br>
> > > do every day.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Derrick Skaug<br>
> > > > ASWSU Vice-President Elect<br>
> > > > Pullman<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > __________<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Indeed.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > Saundra Lund<br>
> > > > Moscow, ID<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > The only thing necessary for the
triumph of evil is for<br>
> > > good people to do<br>
> > > > nothing.<br>
> > > > ~ Edmund Burke<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
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