Re - Pam Thomas and risks of speaking out.
I agree wholeheartedly with Pam Thomas's comments on the risks of speaking out against exclusion. There is a great deal of bystander apathy going on at present or is it bystander fear. My own experience is that it is a mix ..there are those who couldn't
care less, those who are content to protect their own positions by ensuring that there are always those kept in positions of lesser power, those who collude for selfish reasons and those who are afraid they might be rejected and left isolated because t
hey have dared to be moral and independent in their stance.
There is often a 'blatant subtle' conditioning which pervades many establishments and institutions which tends to control possible wave makers and prevent real progress.
I only wish the social sciences were as progressive with change as the world of electronics appears to be. Just think, one hundred years ago the first radio wave was sent across the atlantic and now look where we are with Information Technology and elect
ronics. Also one hundered years ago (approx) the Suffragettes were being jailed and force fed for their active protests in seeking the vote for women. At the same time (more or less) men were being jailed for refusing to use violence by being conscientio
us objectors, preferring to go to jail rather than kill in war.
So women were jailed for using violence and men were jailed for refusing to use violence.
Looks like that the majority or status quo is content when they
can control people's behaviours and social morals, but not so content when dissenters seek change.
Who is this status quo anyway? (no groupie jokes please).
Is change only possible when it is ecconomically driven?
Joseph
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