tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433945320549143329.post7807162439731917651..comments2023-09-13T10:53:12.598-05:00Comments on Tullius est [et Tullius non est Cicero]: On the Racist Donald Sterling and the "Courage" of Adam SilverAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15716893685688516529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433945320549143329.post-26189858821825983072014-05-01T10:49:16.133-05:002014-05-01T10:49:16.133-05:00I heard the same rhetoric about Silver being coura...I heard the same rhetoric about Silver being courageous and heroic on the radio yesterday too. I really have no strong opinion on Silver's discipline of Sterling, but let's not confuse it with heroism. I mean, seriously, we're talking about not allowing a dirty-old-man to be involved with his billion-dollar franchise in which multimillionaires get paid to participate in a recreational activity in shorts and tank-tops. Sterling appears to be a vile individual, and now that the mass of public opinion and media scrutiny is raining down upon him, it was politically and economically expedient for Silver to act quickly and harshly. It was not courageous. It took courage for MLK to stand up to injustice and get thrown in a Birmingham jail cell. Gandhi was courageous by standing against the British Empire. Atticus Finch wouldn't be a fictional symbol of courage if Lee had created him to join with the mob and scream, “Let's send that rapist to hell!” No, his character is a symbol of courage because he stood against the mob and defended a man at great cost to himself and his family. Granted, the man Finch defended was innocent, and it is quite apparent that Sterling is not. But it doesn't take backbone to stand with the mob; even if the mob is correct in its assessment.TBnoreply@blogger.com