Author Archives | Daniel Schwartz
Daniel Schwartz has been teaching in colleges and universities in California, Arizona and New Mexico for more than 40 years. His interests and publications reflect his broad academic background in cultural anthropology, sociology, and public health. He presently teaches Environmental Sociology in the Sociology Department at the University of New Mexico. His education began at a community college and continued in California in the 1960s where he received advanced degrees at the California State Universityat Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley.
The Sadness of Trayvon Martin
Sadness! Why is it that so many have lost their hearts and ability to think clearly in an America that grows more totalitarian and militaristic every day? Why do we confuse the victim and the executioner? George Zimmerman was acting in a militaristic manner and hunting with his gun. Travyon Martin was minding his own business and eating Skittles. Apparently being young, being black and wearing a hoodie makes one threatening and/or guilty-a target for all the George Zimmermans of America...
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06. September 2013
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