Re: Phonics politics as democracy?

Robin Harwood (HARWOOD who-is-at UConnVM.UConn.Edu)
Sat, 11 May 96 08:29:54 EDT

>If _your_ education, property, rights, or life were at stake,
>what political ideal would you best trust? JAY.

Hmmmm... Well, I guess if I were honest about it, I'd say that I'd
trust other academics speaking from their respective fields of
expertise--i.e., I'd trust people like myself. We all look to our
relevant reference groups--the ones that give us a sense of pride
in belonging, as it were--and there are sooooo many such groups in
our diverse country. The letter described here reaches a relevant
constituency I imagine--i.e., people already convinced that the
person writing the letter belongs to the "right" reference group
and so expresses a "correct" opinion. Perhaps I'm being overly-
cynical about this?

Robin