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1) I’m a proud signatory of #theLetter published in #Harpers, calling for justice and open debate.
Some have dismissed it as a statement by a “privileged” few. The term privileged does, indeed, apply to me, though I’m not white, nor Christian, nor a man.
Some have dismissed it as a statement by a “privileged” few. The term privileged does, indeed, apply to me, though I’m not white, nor Christian, nor a man.
2) In the spirit of “what doesn’t break me, makes me stronger”, here are my privileges: I was a Jew & a woman under the #Antisemitic & misogynistic regime in my beloved #Iran. I& #39;ve the privilege of coming of age in the revolutionary era, witnessing the rise of #Authoritarianism.
3) As the statues were pulled off their pedestals by euphoric crowds, and the streets were renamed, women lost their rights, all in the name of assuring their “well-being.”
Every act of dissent was repressed in the name of the nation’s “safety”.
Every act of dissent was repressed in the name of the nation’s “safety”.
4) The US isn& #39;t Iran.
Yet, a fundamental fact still applies, no matter the country: A movement that uses #censorship as a tool can never lead to a democratic future. It may “change regimes”, hand power from one group to another, but it won& #39;t correct the faulty underpinnings...
Yet, a fundamental fact still applies, no matter the country: A movement that uses #censorship as a tool can never lead to a democratic future. It may “change regimes”, hand power from one group to another, but it won& #39;t correct the faulty underpinnings...
5) that caused the social inequities in the first place.
There’s no nobler cause in America today than the cause of achieving a more equitable and racially just society. And there’s not a more ignoble way to achieve this than...
There’s no nobler cause in America today than the cause of achieving a more equitable and racially just society. And there’s not a more ignoble way to achieve this than...
6) by stifling dissent and repressing the multiplicity of voices in the name of concern for the public “good” and “safety”. @thomaschattwill
