Last Friday evening, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
suggested on a public radio station that “extreme conservatives who are
right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay…have no place in the state of New
York.” The comments, though actually
referring to the political prospects of extreme conservative candidates in the
state, have set much of the conservative sector of our country into an
uproar.
People, both famous and ordinary, have taken to the airwaves
and to social media this week to lash out about right and wrong, tolerance and
intolerance. The response to Cuomo’s
comments, and the very fact that discussions such as these are still necessary,
speak volumes to how short of a distance we have actually come in the 45 years
since Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated for standing up for freedom,
equality, and love for all of humanity.
As a human resource professional in a time such as this, I have often
turned to the words of John F. Kennedy, as a guiding light. “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to
one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns
the oppression and persecution of others.”
I can only imagine the financial difficulties that would be faced by
employment attorneys world-wide if WE could lead our organizations into a
culture of light!
Until next time...Peace, Love and People!
Tiffany
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