To gmt:
Your comments are probably not worth responding to, but...
1) Some of us have tenure, but if you have been following this
list recently you will realize that tenure is under a general
assault right now, and is no guarantee of a job anyway, not on
my campus at least.
2) Why do you presume that everyone on this list is a gutless
wonder? I happen to know several people on this list who have
gone to jail for their beliefs. There are very few Nelson Mandelas
in this world, and there may well be some self-satisfied hypocrites
on this list. But there is probably a higher percentage of people
who have actually stood up for something and paid a serious price
for it than on most lists. But I see no reason to either prattle
on about my own experiences or those of specific other people on
here that I know about. Let others speak if they so choose. But
your remarks are very wide of the mark, to say the least.
Barkley Rosser
