TM Prompt 306: How far would you be willing to go to prove a point?
Usually only as far as the nearest computer. If I'm right, there's always evidence I can use to back up my argument, and flooding someone else's inbox tends to win an argument anyway (although they might never speak to me again).
In class, though, I need to be able to explain things in more basic terms, to ensure that everyone grasps key concepts so they can apply them to actual problems. This can involve drawing on the board, acting things out, or even... Well. You'll have to come audit my class to find out.
These are just intellectual points, though. When it comes to arguments that have - or could have - a truly practical effect on my life, such as anti-gay-rights bills, the Sentinel program, or something as heinous as Proposition X, then I'll go as far as I have to. Sending polite letters to your congressman only goes so far when you have giant robots shooting at you, or the government is trying to chemically castrate you.
The UK government recently apologized to Alan Turing and other gay men of his era for how they were treated by the legal system. There is no way on earth we should be back-sliding, and going even further than they used to.
Yes, I'll round up support on the web. I'll hand out flyers. I'll wear a pro-mutant wristband. But, when push comes to shove - and it will - I'll do whatever it takes. Not because I'm a mutant. Not because I was an X-Man. But because it's the only right thing to do.
In class, though, I need to be able to explain things in more basic terms, to ensure that everyone grasps key concepts so they can apply them to actual problems. This can involve drawing on the board, acting things out, or even... Well. You'll have to come audit my class to find out.
These are just intellectual points, though. When it comes to arguments that have - or could have - a truly practical effect on my life, such as anti-gay-rights bills, the Sentinel program, or something as heinous as Proposition X, then I'll go as far as I have to. Sending polite letters to your congressman only goes so far when you have giant robots shooting at you, or the government is trying to chemically castrate you.
The UK government recently apologized to Alan Turing and other gay men of his era for how they were treated by the legal system. There is no way on earth we should be back-sliding, and going even further than they used to.
Yes, I'll round up support on the web. I'll hand out flyers. I'll wear a pro-mutant wristband. But, when push comes to shove - and it will - I'll do whatever it takes. Not because I'm a mutant. Not because I was an X-Man. But because it's the only right thing to do.