In the UK (if it’s still appropriate to call it that…..) there’s an incredible amount of bad feeling, division, distrust, resentment and anger going on right now, and when people are this angry at each other they tend to focus on their differences (which they use as insults to yell at each other). I’d like to suggest that, understandable though this anger and shouting is, it would be more useful to try to find something that both Leavers and Remainers can agree on.
“the one thing both sides can agree on” の続きを読む
The Brexit debate is no longer democratic
A simplistic view of democratic process is that it is about voting for what you want, but in reality democratic decision-making is far more complex: it’s about dialogue, and negotiation, and compromises both sides can live with. This is because democracy is founded on the idea that everybody has a valid perspective and therefore should have the right to contribute to decision-making – the aim then becomes a solution or compromise that satisfies as many of the interested parties as is realistically possible without compromising the central principle of mutual respect. “The Brexit debate is no longer democratic” の続きを読む
性暴力を促すTシャーツ
今日、授業で男の学生（大学１年生、１８歳）はこのTシャーツを着ていた。
彼はなんとも思っていないらしいが、私にとってこのデザインはかなり問題だと思う。
女性の顔をペンキで消すのは、性格（＝人間性）を消すことに等しい。 “性暴力を促すTシャーツ” の続きを読む