On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Ed wrote:
 
> I want to see leaders live up to what they are preaching, and acknowledge 
> when they slip up and say something that is wrong!

Ed, do you think Bob Low was wrong, and thus, he should admit it?  That 
is, afterall, the focus of the conversation.  
 
> I have admitted when I was wrong in what I have said.  Some people have 
> yet to come forward.

Is this last sentence referring to Bob Low?  Or is it referring to 
Zapata?  If it is referring to Zapata, please share with us where you see 
him going "wrong."  From his post, I cannot detect it.  I have included 
Zapata's initial post for reference.

Thank you.

Daren Rikio Mooko
> 
> On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Emiliano Zapata wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Ed wrote:
> > 
> > > Thank you for finally addressing an issue that I feel needed to be 
> > > brought forward here at this University!  No one should be afraid to 
> > > discuss issues about race and the history of this country with race and the 
> > > school itself.  The people who continually attack and confront a person 
> > > for their opinion on the basis, "That because you are white, and you were 
> > > brought up in a country with a history of abuse along racial lines, means 
> > > you can not participate in the debate due to your skin being white." is 
> > > very wrong.
> > 
> > Ed:  I agree. It is very wrong for someone to be told what you cite 
> > here. Now, sir, I will ask you to do what white people are always telling 
> > people of color to do when they are shut out: Prove that this has happened.
> > 
> > There is plenty of archival information from UVM today. Show us all where 
> > this has been said. And if you don't have the time perhaps Cooley, 
> > Bishop, Rein, or any other white person who is insinuating that they have 
> > been shut out can show all of us that this has happened. 
> > 
> > While you are at it, maybe some of you who are claiming to be so clear on
> > the issues would try at least *once* to articulate the central arguments and
> > principles which the Commission and OMA and ALANA students at large were
> > presenting. 
> > 
> > The perception I have of the people who are crying "shutout!" is that they
> > cannot articulate the platform of the opposition and therefore cannot be
> > viewed as 1) people of good will 2) responsible members of the UVM
> > community and 3) anti-racist. It seems to me that "goodwill" and 
> > responsibility go hand in hand with good faith.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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