tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post2370874794039667567..comments2023-09-30T06:10:34.381-07:00Comments on Shadow Knows: Burmese LessonsRobbi N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-3716128588927849462011-08-04T11:09:20.782-07:002011-08-04T11:09:20.782-07:00Absolutely. It's a challenge. And sad to think...Absolutely. It's a challenge. And sad to think how varied people were not long ago--college meant genuine debate. Now it is more like indoctrination. We are "multicultural" but no longer "multi-viewed."Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-50343873023460410192011-08-02T09:39:46.734-07:002011-08-02T09:39:46.734-07:00Yes Marly, but even in grad school people couldn&#...Yes Marly, but even in grad school people couldn't dare express unpopular views. If they did, they were pushed out of the program.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-55564809837101424912011-08-02T09:37:47.724-07:002011-08-02T09:37:47.724-07:00And then there's also the sort of lockstep, ce...And then there's also the sort of lockstep, censorship thing that builds up in organisations--here, our journalists tend to all hold similar opinions (if they want to keep a job) and so does our professoriate. I find it curious when I remember how varied people once seemed in schools and journals...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-43312630869484762012011-08-01T19:40:12.294-07:002011-08-01T19:40:12.294-07:00Wanting to keep one's job, certainly, Anil.Wanting to keep one's job, certainly, Anil.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717221249845341165.post-7079805608170154122011-08-01T16:42:57.759-07:002011-08-01T16:42:57.759-07:00So well said, the hidden aspect of self censorship...So well said, the hidden aspect of self censorship in organisations.<br /><br />The rigours that <i>wanting to stay in line</i> will impose on a free person in a free society is astonishing, especially, like you said, in organisations. <br /><br />Fears of a different kind drive self censorship of the type above.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.com