I Thought My Ivy League Degrees Would Protect Me From Bigotry. I Was Wrong.

[Muzna]

Re: I Thought My Ivy League Degrees Would Protect Me From Bigotry. I Was Wrong.

@Southie

I think we are on the same page. I am still confused about the first para - if a person is too meek to stand up for others, I would assume that person woukd be too meek to stand up for himself.

No…a person can find it difficult to stand up for someone else because they may perceive potential danger to exist for themselves if they do so.
But if a person finds his own livelihood or safety in jeopardy then even the meek may find a voice or take action since it falls into the category of self-preservation.
Get it?
A significant enough threat to a person can drive him/her to action.

@Southie

If the person is not too meek to stand up for himself, the he shoukd not be too meek to speak up for others.

I agree with your second paragraph.

Yes…the key word in your statement above is “should”.