A child of immigrants from India grew up in a small South Carolina town not far from where we lived and worked for eight years. Her family didn't "fit in."
You think you were disadvantaged along life's path?
But Nikki Haley rose to governor of the state, and then became the Trump Administration's ambassador to the United Nations. While representing the U.S., she spoke truth to world powers and stood her ground with American men who considered themselves "superior."
We just read the Prologue of Haley's book, With All Due Respect, and look forward to her story. She knows her country, and she has seen the others.
What does she conclude?
People rage on Twitter. How many U.S. college students don't tolerate others' viewpoints? Haley met victims of viewpoints we can scarcely imagine. So, "It's hard to get emotional about politically incorrect speech."
A refugee woman told her about watching soldiers throw her baby into a fire. So, "It's hard to get too exercised about what party someone belongs to."
Haley is not blind to our faults, but she is grateful for the "tools" that allow us to become better, to speak freely, to debate, to worship, and to determine our own destinies.
Some U.N. ambassadors who voted against U.S./Israeli interests privately told her they need America to be strong.
Don't miss Saturday's Views:
Our view about viewpoints.
Jimmy
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