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“Two thousand years and what have we learned?”

I had a philosophy professor in college, a former Jesuit priest turned atheist/anarchist/all around badass, whom I respected immensely.  I remember him asking the above question frequently regarding various unthinkable modern infringements on human rights: capital punishment, anti-gay legislation, etc. 

A potentially innocent man was murdered today by his government.  In 2011.  

The culture of my college was heavily focused on social justice, and “learning in the service of others.”  I thought about Professor Duggan a lot today, about the gravity of that question, about how Troy Davis died because I did nothing to stop it.  (I’ve elected that tweets and Cheetos auditions are a more meaningful utilization of my day’s work).  I hope Professor Duggan is well tonight, and knows that his life in the service of others affected how I see the world.