[NLA] Re: COABE, race & social justice

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Why assume that overenrollment signals greater awareness, for that matter?  
Better to dialogue in a public forum, where the validity of assumptions can 
be collectively weighed through careful reflection.  As I understand it, this 
is what Sally Gabb -- and COABE, through its endorsement of her roundtable -- 
are aiming to do. 

The boycotts mentioned in this space, including the current NAACP boycott, 
deal with the present.  The issue of a confederate flag flying on public 
grounds is a current issue.  The successful boycotts of the past mentioned 
here also dealt with the ongoing injustices in their day.  No one is 
boycotting the past.

The strategy of a boycott is to is very similar to the strategy of 
international economic sanction -- and yes, both can be debated on the 
grounds that they hurt the poor and marginalized.  I suspect that one of the 
grounding beliefs in boycotts and lobbies for sanctions -- both of which tend 
to be advocated for by organizations which support the emancipation of the 
poor -- is that the poor are already being hurt.  The collective effort of a 
boycott or sanction are aimed at disrupting the profitability of corporate 
interests in situations where the oppression of the poor by those interests 
is a preexistent reality.   

David Hayes

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