tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595421762878644280.post5493567318530767360..comments2023-10-22T08:04:05.400-05:00Comments on Scorchin' Torah and Strange Thoughts: A Jewish Look at Affirmative ActionRavavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927095462705375633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595421762878644280.post-1799564114831880232009-06-10T14:43:23.964-05:002009-06-10T14:43:23.964-05:00Thank you, Avi. As I said I was either (provision...Thank you, Avi. As I said I was either (provisionally) disconcerted or confused. Now I can declare that I was, officially, the latter. In addition, I am no longer confused and, with Andy Bachman's correction (and apparently her first name is spelled "Sonia"), I am pleased that all is right with this little corner of the world ... other than not being able to post without using Anonymous.<br /><br />Ron WeinerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595421762878644280.post-90761693120807176732009-06-10T07:56:57.292-05:002009-06-10T07:56:57.292-05:00It's "Sotomayor"It's "Sotomayor"Andy Bachmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793260246107995501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595421762878644280.post-18431214313842338252009-06-09T17:50:36.496-05:002009-06-09T17:50:36.496-05:00Hey Ron,
Once I call it reverse racism, I think my...Hey Ron,<br />Once I call it reverse racism, I think my hackles are with the conservatives, as far as the fireman goes, but on the airwaves, it was the conservatives who raised the issue, and not the liberals. I wasn't chastising them, I was saying that they brought the issue to my attention--the liberals would have let the sleeping dog lie. My point is, that the Torah would redefine merit in the interest of fairness, and that reframing would not fit in the liberal or conervative camp.<br /><br />I believe once I declare the fireman issue "reverse racism" I am sympathetic to the conservative claim, and see their point--and I do. One of the recurrent themes I am exploring is the mindlessness of these artificial labels. Liberals should have been outraged, but few of the spokespeople know any firemen. (Except for Maureen Dowd and Barnicle--Barnicle was actually sympathetic once the issue was brought to his attention.)Ravavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927095462705375633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7595421762878644280.post-71570114895610602942009-06-09T17:13:58.137-05:002009-06-09T17:13:58.137-05:00I like this post, but you do something subtle that...I like this post, but you do something subtle that I find disconcerting, or at least confusing. In the first sentence, you say, "Judge Sonya Santomayor's nomination to the Supremes has raised the hackles of conservatives ..." In the second paragraph, you say, "It is clear to me that anyone who believes in fair play should have a problem with what can only be construed as reverse racism."<br /><br />You go on to discuss a narrow context in which what might be viewed as reverse racism may actually be the appropriate thing to do. I would argue that you make the case for taking specific circumstances or perhaps socioeconomic class into account, not race, but all in all you offer a nuanced discussion of a charged and complex issue.<br /><br />So why is it only the conservatives whose hackles have been raised? (Your implication seems to be that (all) conservatives have been overly sensitive or acted in a knee-jerk, ideological fashion, unlike you.) To put it another way, why HAVEN'T the hackles of non-conservatives been raised? Why haven't YOUR hackles been raised?<br /><br />Reasonable people can disagree as to whether Judge Santomayor belongs in the Supremes. Your discoure suggests that a yellow flag, if not a red flag (along with some hackles) should be raised -- and yet you use your first clause to take a potshot at conservatives.<br /><br />Ron WeinerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com