Fair point. Also, I initially read the transcript of her discussion with Glenn- I have been watching the video and can see Glenn in his own way *very gently* pushing back on some of the more outrageous statements. It was really her follow up email exchange with George Lee that really crossed the line for me ("We can speculate (and, yes, …
Fair point. Also, I initially read the transcript of her discussion with Glenn- I have been watching the video and can see Glenn in his own way *very gently* pushing back on some of the more outrageous statements. It was really her follow up email exchange with George Lee that really crossed the line for me ("We can speculate (and, yes, generalize) about Asians’ desire to please the elite, single-minded focus on self-advancement, conformity and obsequiousness, lack of deep post-Enlightenment conviction, timidity toward centralized authority (however unreasoned), indifference to liberty, lack of thoughtful and audacious individualism, and excessive tolerance for bossy, mindless social engineering, etc." ... "I think the United States is better off with fewer Asians and less Asian immigration.") Given how often FAIR highlights Glenn's Substack (many of whose posts I find very insightful!), and given FAIR's mission, this seems like a good opportunity to show how to compassionately oppose racism and intolerance, and put a stake in the ground for what this group considers racism to be (It seems to fit their definition of "neo-racist": https://www.fairforall.org/resources/glossary-of-terms/). FAIR speaks very forcefully against public figures and institutions all the time for actions it considers to be racist (or, more often, "neo-racist"); a public identification of unacceptable or disappointing behavior would not be outside of its mission. I agree with you that it can and should be done in a open-minded, tolerant way, just as I hope FAIR can do for all concerns it raises regarding public figures.
Fair point. Also, I initially read the transcript of her discussion with Glenn- I have been watching the video and can see Glenn in his own way *very gently* pushing back on some of the more outrageous statements. It was really her follow up email exchange with George Lee that really crossed the line for me ("We can speculate (and, yes, generalize) about Asians’ desire to please the elite, single-minded focus on self-advancement, conformity and obsequiousness, lack of deep post-Enlightenment conviction, timidity toward centralized authority (however unreasoned), indifference to liberty, lack of thoughtful and audacious individualism, and excessive tolerance for bossy, mindless social engineering, etc." ... "I think the United States is better off with fewer Asians and less Asian immigration.") Given how often FAIR highlights Glenn's Substack (many of whose posts I find very insightful!), and given FAIR's mission, this seems like a good opportunity to show how to compassionately oppose racism and intolerance, and put a stake in the ground for what this group considers racism to be (It seems to fit their definition of "neo-racist": https://www.fairforall.org/resources/glossary-of-terms/). FAIR speaks very forcefully against public figures and institutions all the time for actions it considers to be racist (or, more often, "neo-racist"); a public identification of unacceptable or disappointing behavior would not be outside of its mission. I agree with you that it can and should be done in a open-minded, tolerant way, just as I hope FAIR can do for all concerns it raises regarding public figures.