Foner and Gilmore

Submitted by Ben Creech (United States), Dec 28, 2002 at 15:59

Because they are Professsors I refuse to believe they lack the intelligence to understand what Dr. Pipes is talking about. I have to believe Foner and Gilmore are pretending they "don't get it" in a deliberate attempt to confuse and distort the points Pipes makes. They accuse him of "McCarthyism". I know what that is because I was a teacher at that time and was called before loyalty boards and accused of wanting to fight with the Soviets against lthe US. Many people lost jobs over such accusations. Pipes and those he represents never practice such tactics. Teachers who argue from the perspective of Foner and Gilmore are not worried about being censored. They are worried about anyone who has the knowledge and abililty to expose the misinformation and misunderstandings represented by their teaching. They don't want the responsability of defending their positions in an open forum and they hope the likes of Pipes will just go away so they can spin their versions unopposed.

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