tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post7890541076442850659..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: Whither AlliesStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-64367401859122710472010-06-18T22:00:09.510-05:002010-06-18T22:00:09.510-05:00May I suggest that what you can count on an ally f...May I suggest that what you <i>can</i> count on an ally for is to serve their own interests. Anything else is gravy -- and you can't live on gravy.<br /><br />Given a choice between someone who will help you achieve a limited objective (let's say on-campus day care) but nothing else (perhaps because they're knuckle-dragging misogynists) or doing without their help, which do you choose?D. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515125525097163604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-25503135688594375072010-06-17T20:17:54.523-05:002010-06-17T20:17:54.523-05:00"The people we need to reach, in the mainstre...<em>"The people we need to reach, in the mainstream or in other marginalized groups, are not monolithic. We need as many ways to reach them as there are people to be reached."</em><br /><br />THIS! YES! Emphatic reiteration here.Jason Thibeaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595673310069068735noreply@blogger.com