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Phil Balla's avatar

Imagine, Linda, applying what you are doing to schools.

Schools could have students using the humanities you call for but in essays they could use those humanities as part of self-introductions.

Or, delay using the humanities. First, just cite specifics as to one's background: the styles one prefers in one's routines involving food-clothing-shelter. (This last could expand to include interior design of buildings one uses, exterior landscapes one travels in, and modes of travel.)

Let schools have students introduce themselves as fellow citizens in their culture -- with personal choices. Rewrite initial essays after all have read and discussed them in one class. Enlarge to quote sympatico peers. Eventually send all that class's intro essays in exchange for those from a peer group in a neighboring culture.

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Rosemary Silva's avatar

Linda, vielen Dank for this detailed description of the political reality in Germany today and of the events being held there to defend democracy in Germany, the rest of Europe, and the United States. I think the idea of "forming alliances across countries with fellow democracy-loving people" is an excellent one, especially since Americans really don't have a playbook when it comes to defending the nation from hostile forces within.

In Solidarität!

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Judith Dyer's avatar

I salute you, Linda! So Much of your energy and heart for involvement in causes for Democracy.

Danke schön!

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Bob Lewis's avatar

A state may alter in two different

ways, either by the amendment or by

the corruption of the constitution.

If it has preserved its principles and

the constitution changes, this is owing

to its amendment; if upon changing

the constitution its principles are lost,

this is because it has been corrupted.

—Montesquieu Book XI, Chapter XIII

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Linda Weide's avatar

Trump is certainly trying to ignore the constitution which can be seen as a corruption.

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