All these things make it harder for us to argue against inequality. It may be easy to argue that Harvard has a responsibility to its workers, but what responsibility do I have to the workers in Africa, or Indonesia? What is our (rich) country’s responsibility to your (poor) country?
Answering these questions isn’t easy, but sooner or later we’re all going to have to make a decision. We’re all going to have to pick a side.
We know, as well as PSLM, where Summers stands. But we’re still not sure about you, Rudy.
It’s time for you to do the right thing, even if you know it’s not what Summers would do. Some decisions are inescapable. Some battles will be waged inside and outside the ivory tower. Sometime everyone has to take a stand. It’s your time, Rudenstine.
Ru-den-stine. Ru-den-stine.
Meredith B. Osborn ’02 is a social studies concentrator in Leverett House. Her column appears on alternate Fridays.