[11] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: LIVING WAGE SIT-IN AT HARVARD (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Jones)
Thu Apr 19 11:24:03 2001
To: mit-talk@MIT.EDU
From: Ray Jones <rjones@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To: "Christopher D. Beland"'s message of "Thu, 19 Apr 2001 01:51:04 -0400"
Date: 19 Apr 2001 08:53:09 -0400
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Resent-From: jhawk@MIT.EDU
Resent-To: mit-talk-mtg@charon.MIT.EDU
"Christopher D. Beland" <beland@MIT.EDU> writes:
> The assertion that discussion without budget numbers is "grossly
> inappropriate," as jhawk says, is hyperbole, since we know that all
> such decisions really come down to values and priorities, especially
> in such relatively resource-rich institutions as Harvard and MIT.
Personal decisions to protest come down to "values and priorities" as
well, but without the basic facts of the situation, such as how much
surplus Harvard actually has, and what they'll give up to increase
wages, it's impossible to decide whether or not to participate in a
protest. Time is not a resource-rich domain, for most of us. It is
inappropriate to ask others to spend an hour protesting without being
willing to spend a few hours to back up the reasons for doing so,
especially when you consider the multiplier effect of several people
protesting versus a single person researching.
Ray Jones
