> > Calling In by the African American feminist and civil rights activist, > Loretta Ross, decried the practice, especially on the political left, of > applying ideological purity tests and calling out or cancelling people and > groups who could instead be seen as trusted, problematic, or potential > allies and provided guides to “calling in” instead. Her own history as a > survivor or rape and incest, of working with people from radically opposed > points of view, and of her missteps, added to the book’s credibility. >
Hi Ingrid, Calling In sounds very interesting to me! I've loaded the sample onto my Kindle reader! Checking it out! > > > > On 18 Dec 2025, at 00:48, Thaths via Silklist <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM Bruce Metcalf via Silklist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thaths wrote: >> > I think I added it to my To Read list after reading Bruce's review. >> > Finally got to reading it this year. >> >> And...? >> > > Sorry, I thought I had shared my opinions upthread, but I realize that I > only described the book, not my opinion of it. > > I really liked it. The author's breadth and depth of knowledge (about > Science, Philosophy, History,...) was awe inspiring. And the imagined past > (Reconquista of Feringia by Islamic empires, "Discovery" of New World from > the Pacific by a Chinese fleet, Emergence of a Deccani resistance to > Islamic expansion, The birth of Democracy in the Haudenosaunee nation,...) > is plausible. > > Thaths > -- > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > Carl: Nuthin'. > Homer: D'oh! > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > Homer: Woo-hoo! > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > -- H R Venkatesh Play WordSutra <https://www.wordsutra.in>, the humble little Indian word game! Director, Training and Research, BOOM <https://www.boomlive.in/> mediabuddhi.substack.com Twitter: @hrvenkatesh
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