tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459319714824776390.post3073607469270998533..comments2007-11-20T07:03:02.294-08:00Peter Sackshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126496367935162626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459319714824776390.post-4391727545343533362007-11-20T07:03:00.000-08:002007-11-20T07:03:00.000-08:00I've never seen the "I made it, why can't they" argument shot down so eloquently. <BR/><BR/>What you describe here is the difference between conservatives and liberals: conservatives really don't "get it." There seems to be a lack of the uniquely human quality of empathy. Without some kind of profound and transformational personal experience, they're like a pig looking at a wristwatch when it comes to understanding how the world outside their little bubble really works.<BR/><BR/>Keep up your amazing work. This country needs to hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2459319714824776390.post-61286380029691385542007-03-27T14:43:00.000-07:002007-03-27T14:43:00.000-07:00Peter,<BR/><BR/>I was glad to have found your blog today. I've read several of essays in the Chronicle of Higher Ed and have passed them on to colleagues who sometimes simply don't "get it".<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your sense that we're not collectively stupid, yet we do sustain that belief that in the end, our destiny is in our own hands.<BR/><BR/>I'll look forward to the book in May.<BR/><BR/>Jane<BR/>http://educationandclasss.comJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931858812397374912noreply@blogger.com