Solidarity

 
 In The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2010/1231/Ethnic-studies-classes-illegal-in-Arizona-public-schools-as-of-Jan.-1

Tucson, Ariz.
A controversial Arizona law targeting ethnic studies in public schools will take effect come midnight

Like the state’s tough immigration law – which a federal judge put mostly on hold last summer – the new measure that Gov. Jan Brewer signed in May has sparked protests and legal action, as well as concerns about the future of education.
The law bans classes that promote the overthrow of the United States government and resentment toward a race or class of people. Also outlawed are courses designed primarily for students of a particular ethnic group and those that advocate ethnic solidarity rather than treat students as individuals.

This is a complex situation. I am interested in how often that the characteristics we celebrate in the peoples oppressed by our perceived enemies are condemned when they show up within our own populace. In  both cases, solidarity undermines... something. Politics can destroy good... as well as create it.

We Poles are still proud of Lech Walesa.

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