Perhaps Mr. Imus did us all a huge favor (or at least me) in reminding us just how far we still need to go in our society to bring about true harmony, peace and love. I admit that I sometimes get lackadaisical, not in my own speech but at least in what I find "acceptable" for others to say. It's not that I don't think it's wrong, but by my non-actions, I do nothing to help the situation. At this time, I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes:
"In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me–and by that time there was nobody left to speak up."
—Martin Niemöller (1945) [he served seven years in a concentration camp]
We all need to start speaking up.
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