mind-sets in a democracy

Mike Cole (mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu)
Fri, 22 Sep 1995 14:42:42 -0700 (PDT)

I'm startled about the inclusion of the pledge within the second grade,
since by judicial precident, no child can be forced to recite the
pledge. Yet there is no apparent effort to enform the children of their
rights.

I also associate such curriculum mandates as something closer to old
Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. What does it mean that
these mind-sets are so strong in a 'democracy'?

Phillip White

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What it means, Phillip, is that democracy is badly threatened
now, as it has been all throughout this nation's history....
along with the threats to indivisiblenss, liberty and justice
for all, and a lot of other "self evident" beliefs.

(Remember that even older phrase, "We hold these truths to be
SELF evident? Liberty figure in there too)
mike