People Quotes by Steven Petrow

Steven Petrow

From my vantage point, when I’m criticized in a way that I can hear what’s being said – i.e., the issues – I’m more likely to listen and respond. A lot of the personal email I receive consists of name calling; I’ll write back and say: Talk to me like I’m a person and you’re a person and tell me where you disagree with me. I can’t tell you how that turns people upside down. More often than not they write back with an apology and a reasoned argument.

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Okay, so here’s my question: When did civility become incompatible with protest? Why do some people consider civility an antonym – anathema, even – to political action and dissent? Because, and I’m raising my voice, it’s not. Have we forgotten how Mahatma Gandhi used nonviolent civil disobedience to free India from British rule and inspire civil rights movements worldwide?

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