tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post5726399427510606072..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Race, Racism, and the BuddhoblogosphereNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-3862536661469378062010-08-28T07:57:27.334-07:002010-08-28T07:57:27.334-07:00Kyle,
Having spent years talking about these issu...Kyle,<br /><br />Having spent years talking about these issues, working at a legislative level to deal with a subset of these issues (i.e. discriminatory immigration policies), it's going to be a long time before major breakthroughs come on a large scale. <br /><br />I also think that some of that exhaustion comes, at least when I experience it, from attachment to certain outcomes. When I'Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-60959956094600678042010-08-27T12:01:17.336-07:002010-08-27T12:01:17.336-07:00I'm starting to take Adam's view of all th...I'm starting to take Adam's view of all this. We can try to listen more, not to be so reactive, but this is a lot more difficult that it seems. However systemic, it is the individual events that usually spark someone to speak up and take notice. <br /><br />The truth is, there are such things called non-starters, or remarks made which are so inflammatory, they can't possibly led to a Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925360776637168540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-39399438342816646572010-08-27T11:46:22.879-07:002010-08-27T11:46:22.879-07:00Hey Adam,
I've seen enough of your writing to...Hey Adam,<br /><br />I've seen enough of your writing to know you're thoughtful on all of this, and wanted to make sure people didn't think I was ripping your comments in that post. <br /><br />And I totally get the rest from blogging about such things. I have to break from writing about hot button topics at times too. It's a lot of work to do it well, and respond kindly and Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-79415408467887933322010-08-27T10:54:32.196-07:002010-08-27T10:54:32.196-07:00"So, I'm convinced that both the opportun..."So, I'm convinced that both the opportunity to rest, and the quality of that rest, are privileged. Race, class, gender, and sexual orientation all play roles in how much opportunity people have to step away from any given social problem that's impacting their lives. (Hint: every social problem impacts all of us, regardless of who we are.)"<br /><br />Ha! I knew someone was Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688546442746669587noreply@blogger.com