Zachary R. Wood: Why it's worth listening to people you disagree with
"ذاشاري ر. وود": أهمية الاستماع للأشخاص الذين لا توافقهم الرأي
As the head of a student group called Uncomfortable Learning, Zachary R. Wood made a point of engaging in conversation with people he disagreed with. Full bio
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coauthored "The Bell Curve,"
يتأليف "منحنى الجرس،"
and more likely to succeed than others.
ولديها فرصة أكبر للنجاح.
explains the prominence of violent crime
يوضح سبب انتشار جرائم العنف
are not the only people who think this.
ليسا الوحيدين اللذان يعتقدان ذلك.
commentator named John Derbyshire
a non-black version of the talk
نسخة لذوي البشرة البيضاء من "المحادثة"
they have to give their kids today:
إعطاءها لأبناءهم اليوم:
likely to draw a lot of blacks,"
to blacks in distress."
للسود في محنتهم."
I invited John Derbyshire
قمت بدعوة "جون ديربيشر"
be giving them a platform and attention
throughout my life.
was diagnosed with schizophrenia,
تم تشخيص والدتي بالشيزوفرينيا،
by mood swings and paranoid delusions.
والإحساس بجنون العظمة.
would turn our small house
her rage on a daily basis,
الذي كان يحدث بوثيرة يومية،
and challenging,
that I needed to live apart from her.
بأن علي العيش بعيداً عنها.
some of the important lessons
about learning from the other side.
من الطرف الآخر.
liberal democrats.
and the issues our world faces
والمشاكل التي يواجهها
and ever-changing.
the phrase "affirmative action"
and thoughtful explanation
at least as interesting
why people of various political views
ذوي التوجهات السياسية المختلفة
supported it herself,
as a controversial one
باعتبارها مثيرة للجدل
the presence of minorities
تقوية حضور الأقليات
hardworking people of different races
من السلالات المختلفة
just write off opinions
to learn from the perspectives of others,
من وجهة نظر الآخرين،
that has been formative and uncomfortable.
that I should attend a private school
أن ألتحق بمدرسة خاصة
the best education possible.
predominantly white private schools,
طلاب بيض،
that reflected racial stereotypes.
الأفكار العنصرية
assumed within minutes of meeting me
يفترضون بعد دقائق من رؤيتي
that my race made it harder for them
أن عرقي جعل من الصعب عليهم
reading, writing and speaking.
للقراءة والكتابة والتحدث.
to work tirelessly
people had assumed.
in order to put my best foot forward,
لكي تجعلني أبذل كل جهدي لأتقدم،
and excruciatingly well-mannered.
I had to show poise and confidence,
علي أن أظهر الثقة،
and listen closely.
that I deserved to be there
أني أستحق أن أكون في هذا المكان
and the discomfort I often felt,
وعدم الراحة التي كنت أشعر بها،
of being at an elite private school
خلال دراستي في مدرسة خاصة للنخبة
to explore my curiosity,
لأسكتشف ما يثير فضولي.
of subjects that fascinated me the most.
drive and interest in the world of ideas
واهتمامي بعالم الأفكار
with peers and professors
مع زملائي وأساتذتي
a deeper understanding of myself
peers and professors
in doing the same thing,
was also met with resistance.
واجهتها أيضاً بعض العوائق.
with controversy in the real world,
الذي يحتوي على الكثير الجدل،
controversial speakers to campus.
متجادلين للحرم الجامعي.
opposed this group,
واجهوا هذه المجموعة،
and my administration.
speakers to campus could be valuable,
للحرم الجامعي يمكن أن يكون قيما،
facing personal attacks,
لهجمات شخصية،
distorted by those around me.
من حولي.
controversial speakers
المثيرين للجدل
والمرأة أصبحت حرباً ضد الرجال
a war against men
traumatic experiences in their lives.
منحتهم خبرة في الحياة.
الاستماع لوجهات نظر مسيئة
that they've worked so hard to overcome.
وعملوا بجد ليتخطوها.
these people a platform,
إعطاء هؤلاء الأشخاص منصة،
I listen to these points of view
أستمع إلى وجهات النظر تلك
doesn't make them go away,
لا يجعلهم يختفون،
agree with them.
the potential of society
and offensive ideas,
والمهينة،
they may attract or indoctrinate.
وتلقينهم هذه الأفكار.
that we may reach a better understanding,
لفهم أفضل،
to solve problems,
if we don't talk to each other
would be speaking on campus,
مواقع التوصل الاجتماعي.
in fact, was so intense,
rescinded the invitation.
because, as I saw it,
that any of my peers or I could do
of our future employers.
on college campuses,
is that it's worth the discomfort,
أنه عدم الراحة شيء قيم،
not weaker, because of it.
بسبب ذلك.
with uncomfortable learning,
to change the values
that I've been a part of.
interactions that I've been able to have
الذين تمكنت من إقناعهم،
the work that I'm doing
and who do not support it.
ومع من لا يدعمونه.
the values of a community,
from individual interactions.
من التفاعلات بين الأفراد
with John Derbyshire
with Charles Murray before his talk.
مع "شارلز موري" قبل كلمته.
would be difficult.
a deeper understanding of his arguments.
على المزيد من الفهم للجدال.
believed in creating a more just society.
يؤمن ببناء مجتمع أكثر عدلاً.
of what justice entailed
عن ما تحتويه العدالة
to understand the issue,
يفهم المشكلة،
to approach the issue of inequality
أن يتعامل مع مشكلة عدم المساوة
of issues like welfare
كمشكلة السعادة
libertarian and conservative beliefs,
التحررية والتحفظية،
their presence in our society.
his viewpoints eloquently,
with a deeper understanding.
in the face of adversity,
understanding of humanity.
the depths of the views
of everyone they're representing.
بين الأشخاص الذين يمثلونهم.
involving constant learning,
تحتوي على تعليم ثابت،
to add value down the line
من إضافة قيمة في المستقبل
and understanding
with unfamiliar perspectives.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zachary R. Wood - Crusader for dialogueAs the head of a student group called Uncomfortable Learning, Zachary R. Wood made a point of engaging in conversation with people he disagreed with.
Why you should listen
Zachary R. Wood wants to encourage open conversations about hard topics. He is a Robert L. Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal and a class of 2018 graduate of Williams College, where he served as president of Uncomfortable Learning, a student group that sparked national controversy for inviting provocative speakers to campus, from John Derbyshire to Charles Murray. Wood's defense of such conversations led him to give Senate testimony in the summer of 2017.
His recent writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Nation, The Weekly Standard, Times Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Jet and SLAM Magazine. In 2018, he'll publish Uncensored, a book that tells his own personal story to enrich and deepen his work as an advocate for difficult conversations. You can reach him at zachwood2448@gmail.com.
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