I would have thrived mentally to have a chance to study under Howard Zinn,Edward Said and the intellectual giant Noam Chomsky.I remembered I hated the linguistic theories but it dawned on me the way language empowers in that it frames our perceptions or misconceptions.
Not only being stuck in the ivory tower,they are grassroot activists who bridge the abstract theories of academia with the practical realities on the ground.
An open mind is like a parachute -it works best when it is open.
In a free society,diversity of views is acceptable as it is through constant reexamination of our stance that we can see the strength and weaknesses in our thinking.
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