Dahlia Lithwick on civic courage.
Yet another reason we should all learn history from multiple points-of-view, not just the one spoon-fed to us. If you aren’t willing to defend your opinions or accept the pressure of espousing an unpopular view, then do you really believe that? How many thousands of Americans have died at the hands of other Americans, sticking to their beliefs?
Go forth and learn.
(Don’t you like what I did with the title? Repeating off another post dealing with the same subject, showing how those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it??