SOCIOL 4SS3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Cross Burning, Radical Action
18 Feb 2020
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Positive interpretation of the meaning of cornell events has surprisingly remained mostly in place among left leaning participants: widely seen as a disgrace. Fog of youth may be said to have prevented the majority of students from grasping the implications of the conflict as a whole: today we can see the full picture revealing how intolerant and frightening the protests. Looking back there is little to be proud of. Two separate streams of activism white and black came together in spring of 69. Whether peaceful or confrontational, all framed as demands: showed little interested in engaging in reasoned dialogues, making suggestions, etc, my way or the high way, demands expected to be met immediately. Radical activists never comprised more than a small minority within the total population: but radical leaders were able to attract a significant following, coercion played an important role. Face incidents of racial prejudice and cultural misunderstanding.
