----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Kulp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] gettin it together
Marsha:
What's this about Ron?
Ron:
It is about my concern about the interpretation of MoQ.
Recently there were racial comments and accusations
being cast, the comment was made that neutrality in these matters
was tantamount to agreement.
I wasn't paying attention. I usually don't read threads that are moving in
that direction. I do not wish to participate. Bo, Ham and Platt seem very
small-minded to me at times. But, they're wrinkly old dudes. (Ooops!)
What do you want? - I married someone who's name was Ricardo Luis
Rodriguez in 1980. I'm not stupid. We had a wonderful life together.
I think the larger threat is the one which undermines the MoQ.
Bo's cultural elitism raises the hackles on me for some insidious
reason, somehow it is threatening to me and what I value here
on the discuss.
The MOQ is much bigger than to be threatened by such small minded thinking.
But that does not mean that all their thinking is unworthy.
I think it is more dangerous than any social
elitist comments and ideals of anti-multiculturalism or the
arguments which ensue from it. Those may be met intellectually
in Bo's case there is little appeal to better judgement.
which causes me concern.
but I endeavor to keep my values loose.
You're a good guy, Ron.
Marsha
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Kulp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] gettin it together
It has been brought up about standing up to racial prejudice
and hate rhetoric. That by not taking offence to it and remaining
neutral you encourage it. You are portrayed as weak willed
and willy-nilly.
I think it takes more strength to guide it toward awareness, ignore
the ugliness and encourage those values that that deepen the
understanding.
To me, Intellectual prejudice is many times more dangerous than racial
or social prejudice. Often social prejudices may be loosened by
intellectual
appeal, but, if the intellect is prejudiced then it may only lead down
the path of disaster.
Once humans have an intellectual justification for social prejudice
there
is no stopping them. It spreads like an infection.
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