Comments on: An Interview with Oliver Hill http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/04/03/oliver-hill/ Lectures, radio shows and more available on-demand Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Marianne Feenstra http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/04/03/oliver-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-80917 Marianne Feenstra Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:11:41 +0000 http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/04/03/oliver-hill/#comment-80917 This is an incredible interview, reminding us of several important points: 1. Any country, anywhere, can become a dictatorship by passing discriminatory laws, and this is something that needs the most vigilance of all. Is the USA today still a demcracy? Can South Africa truly be rated a democracy? Indeed they are; but, by passing the kinds of laws that they do, both are perilously close to dictatorship. 2. The challenging of such discrimination will always depend, not on democracy (after all, it was the democracy that instituted the dictatorship through its discriminatory laws!), but on the courage of those individuals who, protected by those same laws, are prepared to challenge them on behalf of those who are not. This is an incredible interview, reminding us of several important points:
1. Any country, anywhere, can become a dictatorship by passing discriminatory laws, and this is something that needs the most vigilance of all. Is the USA today still a demcracy? Can South Africa truly be rated a democracy? Indeed they are; but, by passing the kinds of laws that they do, both are perilously close to dictatorship.
2. The challenging of such discrimination will always depend, not on democracy (after all, it was the democracy that instituted the dictatorship through its discriminatory laws!), but on the courage of those individuals who, protected by those same laws, are prepared to challenge them on behalf of those who are not.

]]> By: james gholson http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/04/03/oliver-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-80268 james gholson Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:18:55 +0000 http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2007/04/03/oliver-hill/#comment-80268 What a great interview.....as a native Virginian, I learned much about the environment my parents , Elsie and James , grew up in!! What a great interview…..as a native Virginian, I learned much about the environment my parents , Elsie and James , grew up in!!

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