Extremely disappointed and saddened by the revelations about Cesar Chavez.
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Extremely disappointed and saddened by the revelations about Cesar Chavez.
I met him as a young child; he visited the NYC church my parents were active in, and we helped host a dinner for him. Somewhere I still have my "boycott grapes" UFW button. Their struggle played a formative role in my understanding of justice and social responsibility.
It would be convenient to simply hail Chavez as an uncomplicated hero. But the truth matters, and we honor justice only by letting it be told.
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Extremely disappointed and saddened by the revelations about Cesar Chavez.
I met him as a young child; he visited the NYC church my parents were active in, and we helped host a dinner for him. Somewhere I still have my "boycott grapes" UFW button. Their struggle played a formative role in my understanding of justice and social responsibility.
It would be convenient to simply hail Chavez as an uncomplicated hero. But the truth matters, and we honor justice only by letting it be told.
@mattblaze I never met him, but way back when, he was one of my idols. I'm gratified, at least, that the UFW is currently pausing any celebrations, though the NY Times did note that they never took earlier allegations seriously enough to do anything.
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@mattblaze I never met him, but way back when, he was one of my idols. I'm gratified, at least, that the UFW is currently pausing any celebrations, though the NY Times did note that they never took earlier allegations seriously enough to do anything.
@SteveBellovin Yes, doing the right thing late is better than not at all, but not as good as doing it at the time.
