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In Reply to: Its a tricky issue. posted by Rick W on April 8, 2015 at 10:03:06:
It is a tricky issue and supporting the rights of people we don't agree with is, IMO, the true test of our support of civil rights.
" Would you mail a protest letter to the businessman if he fired that employee?"
Gosh I doubt I would mail a protest letter. I can'tr police the world. But I would consider it wrong of that business owner to fire his employee. I don't think civil rights are exclusive to the people that I personally think are "the good guys."
It reminds me of something my dad used to say. "There are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people. And the 'good' people decide who is who." I am sure the real meaning of that is not lost on you. Yeah it's complicated. But IMO we keep it simple when we make civil rights universal. If history has taught us anything it has taught us that many people fighting for very righteous causes have been looked at as villains and terrorists by their contemporaries at some point in time. Call me a bleeding heart liberal but I would rather er on the side of defending everyone's civil rights than er on the side of denying anyone their civil rights. I think this is especially true with artists who have often been beacons of light in the midst of civil unrest and political battles.
I think what the Toronto Symphony did was wrong.
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