Re: Racist bigotry has no place in rowing
- From: Carl Douglas <carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:29:21 +0100
C.J. Luke wrote:
Carl Douglas <carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When we discuss politics on RSR, it is of the kind which affects sport &, particularly, rowing.
Deluded bigotry which attaches moral or other significance to the colour of people's skin or to the land of their birth is evil hokum. It lacks any moral or scientific rationale. It has no place in sport.
The cross-posting fools of the "WfWP" thread are not rowers. Just as clearly, they have no legitimate place in rowing.
Unfortunately, such posts on RSR, if not challenged & rejected, do discredit us. To merely avert our eyes constitutes complicity - as when people avert their eyes as good neighbours are taken away by secret police.
Far better to openly reject these bigoted attitudes, making plain that such bile is unacceptable.
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Carl
Carl,
While I agree with your sentiment completely, I must acknowledge the
fact that an un-moderated news group gives ?people? like those in the
"WfWP" the ability to do what they are doing. For us to post our
displeasure only keeps their post alive and allows them to
successfully invade this news group. In this circumstance, I believe
the best thing to do is ignore their posts completely. You will not
change their philosophy or behavior by railing against their rubbish,
and once they see that they cannot get us to "rise to the bait" they
will loose interest in this "fishing hole".
Should you still feel the need to "not leave a thing unsaid", take it
to their news group. You can organize an invasion of their news group
and take the battle to them :)
Acquiescence never defeats unreason, but clearly expressed opposition exposes unreason for what it its. I'm a strong advocate of freedom of expression, but abhor the abuse of that freedom to the detriment of others, & I abhor collective silence in the face of such abuse.
These bigots are unkown to us but are evidently not open to reason. To cross-post against them (as you imply, however tongue-in-cheek, for where do they reside?) drags us down to their level, widens their publicity & invites ridiculous flame wars - just what they most desire. Let's not do that. But we can make them plainly unwelcome here.
To leave unsaid our revulsion at these racist incitements will only be read as acquiescence - as is looking the other way to avoid having to intervene to prevent a mugging. Silence in the face of bigotry, the bigots always say, means that those folk out there really find their argument not so intolerable. History shows that acquiescence to abuse is no better than, & no different from, appeasement & that it encourages more of the same.
But we can, of course, agree to differ :)
Carl
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