Re: Diversity??? Why, yes, thanks. We have lots. How about you? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Cheryl A. Charis-Graves (ccharisjeffco.k12.co.us) | |
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:04:01 -0600 (MDT) |
I'm sorry that this came across as personal criticism of your group. It was meant to be a general comment, to a point that I think is important and not often addressed. It is something I feel strongly about, and as a result I responded too quickly, out of emotion, and my writing was not clear. I apologize. In fact, I feel that my community is not as aware as I would like us to be of persons who think differently from us. It is not outright prejudice against the usual targets. And obviously, it is not correct to say it is true of all persons. However, I have felt that there is an underlying assumption that people vote a certain way, think a certain way, and that the values that go along with this philosophy are the "correct" values. In general, as a group we fail to recognize that others might see a situation differently and have what they believe to be good reasons for their perceptions. A Republican or even a Libertarian would most likely feel marginalized in our presence. Our neighbors, in fact, became highly offended when "we" assumed they would join us in a specific political protest. They were so offended that they countered with a specific political action of their own. This is the kind of action/reaction that I think is harmful to us all. Again, I am sorry I caused offense. It was my own failure in communciation that caused this, and I regret my clumsiness. Cheryl _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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