<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Apr 7, 2012, at 4:42 AM, Riaz K Tayob wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font>
But there is a good core of people here that question the dominant
debates (and most importantly the <i>framing</i> of debates) that
ensures that these (?pseudo-) liberals do not hold the monopoly on
the debates. </div></blockquote><br></div><div>Questioning the framing of the dominant debates is fine academic exercise. </div><div>Deciding not to participate in them on principle is more interesting question,</div><div>along the lines of MLK's ‘If you confront a man who has been cruelly misusing</div><div>you, and say “Punish me, if you will; I do not deserve it, but I will accept it, </div><div>so that the world will know I am right and you are wrong,” then you wield a </div><div>powerful and just weapon.’ The assumption being, of course, that the </div><div>world even notices your decision not to participate at all in these debates...</div><div><br></div><div>/John</div><div><br></div><div>Disclaimer: My views alone. Warning - the consumption of raw or underprepared </div><div>viewpoints may significantly increase your risk of mental health illness.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>