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Originally Posted by oldtimes
I don't agree with what he said but feel in a free country he had the right to say it.
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True, but that doesn’t mean exercising your right to speak freely won’t have consequences you don’t like. It’s often better to NOT speak freely. You are more likely to keep your friends.
I think Adams should have kept his mouth shut. If not, he should have been much more precise in how he examined the poll and analyzed the implications. I remember ten years ago taking a black college professor out on a rather fancy date. I thought we had a nice time. As I was walking her to her car from the restaurant, she said, out of the blue, “I hate white people.” I was startled. She went on to recommend several books about whiteness. I read them. I didn’t agree. And I never called saw her again. A statement like hers fits in with Adams’ poll, I think, and it is problematic. It’s hard for everyone to get along when their starting point is a stated hatred of an entire group.