A colleague of mine here at Savannah Tech yesterday opined the idea that the above statement (the title of this blog entry) should be leveled at all of us -- to induce a real soul-searching round of "critical thinking" concerning our daily actions towards others. Forcing ourselves to examine our decisions, day to day, might make us more aware of the subtle little shifts in attitude we display or repeat (often without even realizing that we do).
This process would be more that just mild intellectual self-probing; this would need to be a real defense and thoroughgoing examination of why we think as we do; why we act as we do; recognizing the pattern(s) in ourselves, no matter how small and seemingly benign. "Critical thinking" requires turning an action or idea "inside-out" to really "pick it apart" and show, in precise and exacting terms, how we make judgments.
This is no game. This is seeking the truth of ourselves and our own behaviors. Why are we so afraid of this person, and not of that one? Why do we favor one person over another? Why do we only ever buy one kind of ice cream? Why indeed?
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