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The Both/And vs the Either/Or Philosophy

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The Both/And vs the Either/Or Philosophy

Either/Or vs Both/And What if we replaced the Either/Or way of thinking with something that looked a little more like Both/And? This is a thought that keeps coming back to me as i seek to use online spaces to inspire, challenge, encourage and build bridges between people who don't look like each other. When i speak about justice for black, coloured and indian people i get accused of hating white people. If i speak [...]

By brettfish|2019-11-13T13:43:17+02:00November 13th, 2019|things to wrestle with|1 Comment

How about BOTH/AND when it comes to Race?

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How about BOTH/AND when it comes to Race?

It begins with a cartoon posted on Facebook: And before long someone jumping on with a "But Zuma orchestrated the Red Wedding, is responsible for ongoing Adam Sandler movies and killed all the unicorns!" To which I responded with: Racism 101: There is a scenario in which we can comfortably say that Jacob Zuma has not been a great leader in many respects AND also see that there is something in ourselves which needs to [...]