[940] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: wally's emails
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeremy H. Brown)
Mon Oct 8 07:20:46 2001
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<MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU>, "Jeremy H. Brown" <jhbrown@AI.MIT.EDU>
From: "Jeremy H. Brown" <jhbrown@AI.MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
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"Aram Harrow" <aram@mit.edu> writes:
> 2. i agree that *doing* something is absolutely imperative.
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> there's been a clear injustice committed, with ominous implications
> for the future, and if we fight now we have a damn good chance of
> reversing it.
You know, before I *DO* something, I would like to hear a statement
from *someone* with a first-hand-perspective of the situation, whether
that's the aggrieved employee or the guy who fired him. At the
moment, I'm being asked to sign things or take other actions on the
basis of third-hand reporting with no individuals or even departments
having been named.
I'm occasionally an activist, but I usually try to make sure that I'm
being activist in relationship to *reality* rather than just some
third-hand reports.
Jeremy
