KC Defender Denounces Debate On Abolitionist John Brown Legacy

Actually . . .

Questions about John Brown have persisted since he was first a-mouldering in his grave.  

In fact . . .

The fight over John Brown persists because good people often struggle with how far they should go in defense against evil. 

John Brown's plight demands that we consider how violence, even when justified, is an inherent evil and often leads to a cycle of destruction as its waged against greater inequity. For the Christian preacher, the contradiction is inherent because it violates fundamental teachings.

And all of this is a great way for students to learn about history and struggles that remain relevant.

And so . . . The anti-intellectual stance of activists is telling inasmuch as it demands indoctrination and adherence rather than discussion . . . 

Here's what they have to say . . . 

"The question posed by the headline, “Was abolitionist John Brown a hero or a menace?”, can only be asked from a moral universe in which enslavement is a regrettable climate, and violence against enslavers is an ethical puzzle.

"In that universe, Harriet Tubman is a kidnapper, Nat Turner is a murderer, Denmark Vesey is a conspirator, and John Brown is a question. In the actual universe, the one where four million human beings were human trafficked and under genocide, where children were torn from their mothers and sold at auction, where the federal government spent half a century protecting the right of one human being to whip another to death, the question answers itself."

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