Lanhee Chen: A Plea for Nuance in Polarized Times
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August 25, 2017
The views held by the protestors in the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia—the voices of white supremacy, neo-Nazi organizations and the KKK—have no place in our society.
But make no mistake: There are other—credible—voices on the political right in America today that have been marginalized on college campuses and other venues across our country. I’m thinking of voices and organizations that advocate for the life of the unborn child or for religious liberty, which have been shouted down or categorized as hate groups.
There is no moral equivalence between the views of white supremacists and the views held by those protesting against them. And the mainstream media should also be willing to differentiate between those white nationalists and, for example, today’s champions for religious liberty.
Many progressives may not like them, but they do not deserve to be mixed together with the vile hatred we saw in Charlottesville.
Nuance isn’t popular in today’s politics, but let’s not lose sight of the differences where they matter.
But make no mistake: There are other—credible—voices on the political right in America today that have been marginalized on college campuses and other venues across our country. I’m thinking of voices and organizations that advocate for the life of the unborn child or for religious liberty, which have been shouted down or categorized as hate groups.
There is no moral equivalence between the views of white supremacists and the views held by those protesting against them. And the mainstream media should also be willing to differentiate between those white nationalists and, for example, today’s champions for religious liberty.
Many progressives may not like them, but they do not deserve to be mixed together with the vile hatred we saw in Charlottesville.
Nuance isn’t popular in today’s politics, but let’s not lose sight of the differences where they matter.
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