"Ought I not care ...?"
- Michelle Alexander - *
* Moyers & Company (BillMoyers.com)
TPO's assessment :
Michelle Alexander is Bill Moyer's guest on his show. Here she discusses the historical background, and reasons for the current festering state of America's social issues (eg. incarceration cycles, legal discrimination, etc). Why does America continue to be permeated by fear, hatred, prejudice, and ignorance?
Ms. Alexander gets to the root of the issues in a clear and passionate manner that leaves few stones unturned. It should be noted that she is not just a problem-pointer. She also offers constructive and practical ideas for the direction to which we should head. In this day and age where the loudest voices are repeatedly found to be the wrong and the false ones, it is refreshing to find individuals such as Ms. Alexander that do good.
Mr. Moyers is an immensely astute and incisive truth-seeker, and Ms. Alexander is a dedicated, very intelligent, and well-spoken social activist. We should hold these two Americans in the highest esteem and be thankful for their contributions to our society.
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