I absolutely agree. I just shake my head and roll my eyes to the ceiling when these so-called Americans want to stifle all debate..
And one last comment on Bear Bryant by David Halberstam because it applies to the above:
espn.go.com
A few excerpts:
"And for 13 years, when he could have made a great difference, he did very little and did not really dissent from the biases of the region."
"But the Bear was very late to the dance, especially because people are always talking about football coaches as leaders. In this case, he did not lead very well."
It ends with:
"But, ultimately, he did not take on George Wallace when he should have ... at least, not back when it really mattered."
But IMO, the best of all and it could be said for ALL important debates throughout history from the crucification on:
""So it leaves us once again with a sense that traditional definitions of the words "strong" and "tough" are often wrong, that Bear Bryant was self evidently very tough, but I am not so sure how strong a man he was. It's a different kind of strength, of course, the strength to take risks and be different from the conventional mores, when those mores are self-evidently wrong; it's the willingness to stand up for an idea that is seemingly very far from the football field.""
I end with:
Patty Murray IS A STRONG WOMAN.
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