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Sep 13, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Many of us were saddened and upset by the booing during the NFL racial justice demonstrations. cbs17.com/news/national-… The NFL demonstration was gratifying but it is not going to move the ball on addressing racism without a real conversation on race ...thehill.com/opinion/civil-…
...It is not the booing fans but the silent ones who should be the greatest concern. Many view racism as an existential problem in our country. Yet, there is a fear to discuss alternative views on police abuse or racial justice or even such the role of the NFL...
...The result is that you have games with NFL demonstrations on one side and booing on the other-and a group of conspicuously silent fans in the middle. Booing is a form of anonymous speech and we need to understand better why they are booing and why others are remaining silent.
...Holding demonstration to empty stadiums will remove the element of dissent but not the underlying problem. We need to speak to these people if we are going to change minds on race.

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