I don’t quite understand why you would sign something that seems like a reasonable opinion to you and then want to cancel when you see who else signed it. But I don’t feel like I understand enough these days.
"I'm sorry! I didn't realize that, when signing a letter that warns of an expanding culture of 'ideological conformity,' I was agreeing with people whose ideology does not conform with my own."
-------------------------------- If you think looting is bad wait until I tell you about civil forfeiture.
Posts: 33811 | Location: On the Hudson | Registered: 20 April 2005
"I'm sorry! I didn't realize that, when signing a letter that warns of an expanding culture of 'ideological conformity,' I was agreeing with people whose ideology does not conform with my own."
I suspect fear of retribution dominates ideological niceties. Buyer's remorse in this case does not seem driven by high-minded concerns.
Posts: 12759 | Location: Williamsburg, VA | Registered: 19 July 2005
"While I'm against bombing orphanages, I did not realize that Noam Chomsky and Gloria Steinem shared this view. I never would have signed this letter had I known of their participation in this endeavor."
"You're seeing half of it. The other half is a stream of cowardly letters from left academics and activists who don't want to be identified because of the toxic abuse they would receive if their friends saw them stray one iota from the outraged group orthodoxy, ... and tenure would probably be out the window, by the way."
FIFY, Noam.
Posts: 12759 | Location: Williamsburg, VA | Registered: 19 July 2005
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