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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NYT opinion take- this seems like the most rational and nuanced view of the situation:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/opinion/jordan-neely-subway-death.html?unlocked_article_code=OXf4xxpc9E1WqwiL2Q1a_sDCu8664BbMzbcbDi1t-eQwJ_ptIWNw1ll3_XpXgab8c_ZmfNDeqiEW8BC0eQ_rww5BbxdBgTjAPKsIns6U8EPxb3EvlumcyvnW05WW-aj35_SbEvduE38PC_wrt7GCsbEpBtRovoMAa_bGcZHtN8YDnqm5pDP15JkYjjAcO0Y-oX-NjdClylA9dDg_xW36QM5r6Z3q25VMRkIp7ZSaG1xrj_2N62BGSvlqgoHKlmVWYF9lLIhYyUAJ1Dygf4sScEk_MCEVaxCGEU_-EKfKx8OF9ZxKd35TimW7N0bKhDrXofc-0rkERKCCkSFKaedEGPY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare[/quote]

That was a very good piece. [/quote]

It was, and I'm glad that McWhorter mentioned how the progressive left uses words like "discomfort" and "convenience" in multiple contexts to disparage pleas for fundamental human rights or needs, like physical safety or protection from extreme verbal abuse that creates a real threat of physical attack for any reasonable person. T

[quote]How we grapple with what to do in response to people like Neely also requires hard conversations and frank language. I've heard this past week that we should tolerate the reality that these men make us "uncomfortable" on the subway. But this word vastly understates how one feels in such circumstances. A more accurate word is "terrified." Your guts clench, especially if you're on a long stretch between stations or you're with kids. New Yorkers these days have read stories of people being pushed onto the tracks or stabbed by troubled individuals in subway stations. To suggest in this context that subway riders should exert a kind of aggressive enlightenment and get used to being made "uncomfortable" because men like these are the product of an unjust system beyond their control is to expect far too much. [/quote]

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