Brilliant Ted and necessary - Silence does not always =....
"Lurking" isn't a bad thing, in fact it's often a *good* thing:
listening more than speaking, attending more than "performing,"
considering rather than deciding, deferring rather than asserting. I
think it's high time the left recognized that traditional notions of
"solidarity" aren't always and only an unalloyed good.
I suppose I need to add: I'm not saying people shouldn't talk, debate,
whatever. I *am* saying that, when they don't, it can mean many things
— and learning to listen for those subtleties and ambiguities can
itself be a positive contribution — if not for now then maybe for the
day after.
Ted
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