tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post3294518867027659108..comments2024-02-23T09:18:10.084-08:00Comments on Icono-Curmudgeon-Clast - Loring Wirbel's Rants: The Horrible Truth About BurmaLoring Wirbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-8950859394589539452007-09-27T13:25:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:25:00.000-07:00Oh, yeah, I'm on the board of both Pikes Peak Just...Oh, yeah, I'm on the board of both Pikes Peak Justice & Peace Comm. and ACLU. (Though I'm not a strict pacifist.) We're having a forum this weekend on nonviolence, the media, the police, and the public, looking at lack of support for basic Bill of Rights. I'm chairing a panel with the police chief, an activist, and a reporter. Should be fun. I'm concerned about police violence, but equally concerned about public attitudes like the Gainesville taser incident, where people say, "well, the free speech wasn't polite, so go ahead and beat him up." A very widespread belief, unfortunately.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-51286166835993860262007-09-27T12:23:00.000-07:002007-09-27T12:23:00.000-07:00I know that comment was sort of all over the place...I know that comment was sort of all over the place. But I was thinking about rights, privileges and taking them for granted. Or not.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2850977918787367334.post-25771921716603363432007-09-27T12:22:00.000-07:002007-09-27T12:22:00.000-07:00Oh, I hope no one has to bomb anyone, or anything....Oh, I hope no one has to bomb anyone, or anything. I do hope this doesn't escalate any further, and especially not to the extent of the '88 one. <BR/><BR/>It's easy to take our privileges for granted. My friend rauf went to Kerala this week and couldn't get a hotel room in the first 12 hotels he tried because his name is Muslim, and that is a Hindu center. And then, when he finally got a room, it was very expensive.<BR/><BR/>The simple right to speak out and protest, well, it's met with violence here too historically. <BR/><BR/>Do you participate in regular war protests? You're part of the peace effort there, yes?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com