Bloggers and the Race Question
Glenn Greenwald, a former constitutional law and civil rights litigator and author of "How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values From a President Run Amok," "How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency" and Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics, has a March 23, 2008, post that shows how incendiary bloggers' discussions about race can get. It's called "One of Instapundit's favorite blogs speaks on race."
Instapundit is University of Tennessee at Knoxville law professor Glenn Reynolds. His blog, Instapundit, is very popular in some circles. The favorite blog Greenwald is referring to is Instapunk.
Reynolds' response to Greenwald's post about his"EASTER THOUGHTS, from InstaPunk:
UPDATE: Jeez, get a clue, Greenwald. I don't know why you felt you had to bring me into this -- well, actually, I think I do -- but the post you're bitching about is by a different blogger than the post linked above. I know it's hard to get your mind around the idea that multiple pseudonymous writers might actually be different people, but . . .Should bloggers weigh-in on discussions about race? Yes. However, I think it should be from an informed perspective. If bloggers, regardless of their racial background, approach the issue from a holier-than-thou, finger pointing perspective the discussion will result in a continuation of name calling and denial we've witnessed over the years. I prefer the let me see if I can understand why you feel the way you do approach.
I also understand, whether we want to accept it or not, that there are clear, cultural differences and experiences that make the various racial and ethnic groups see things from different perspectives, with some individuals within each group often identifying with the other, while others may not. Wishing that it wasn't so won't make it go away.
My sense is that, we have decades to go before color doesn't matter in America. I hope I'm wrong.
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