Blind Pressure to Display Flyer is Naive
I refuse to display the recently distributed "I Will Not Be Silent" flyer on my door. Contrary to Miranda Johnson's superficial explanations ["Why Aren't You Putting Those Flyers Up?", Feb. 1], my reasoning stems not from fear, apathy or lack of tape. The roots run deeper than that. Has it occurred to Johnson and her like-minded cohorts that there may be those on this campus who actually have the gall to disagree with such a humanitarian effort? Lest I be branded racist, sexist and homophobic (as happens all too often when swimming "against the current" of an emotional uprising), I must articulate my support for the theory behind the flyer, if not for its practical existence. Dartmouth and all her students are collectively shamed and degraded by acts of hate and intolerance. A manipulative, unsolicited flyer is the wrong way to address this quandary.