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==Jun 21, 2011 — Diane Ravitch • Why I Am Marching On July 30==
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Diane Ravitch • Why I Am Marching On July 30 (June 21, 2011)
• http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Bridging-Differences/2011/06/why_i_am_marching_on_july_30.html
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Comment 1
Public rallies are good — it gives you hope for the future of the country to find out that a whole lot of other people still care about democracy and the crucial role that equal opportunity education plays in keeping democracy alive. And a good-sized rally tells our so-called Leaders that they need to clean the private interest buzz-whiz out of their ears and start listening to the people again.
That may work a while as a wake-up call, but our Hear-Less Leaders will just punch the snooze button as soon as we go home, and they will just keep punching it every time we raise the alarm again.
It was probably a mistake to think that anyone would ever do the work of democracy for us. And it was sure a mistake to think that the Struggle for Independence, or Emancipation, or a New Deal, or Civil Rights, or all the rest would ever be finished, a one-off deal. The ideas that enslaved us before 1776 still permeate our society, they flare up time and again like some virus that won't be cured, and we have to keep returning to our core values if we want to live out another day.
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Comment 2 (Reply)
FYSMI (Funny You Should Mention It) —
I recently compared Michigan's new and improved, industrial strength Emergency Mangler Act to the One Ring To Rule Them All.
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The Emergency Mangler Act is an Open Invitation to Corruption.
It's a lot like that One Ring To Rule Them All …
Maybe we'll get lucky and find one or two nice elves who can pass the test, do the job honestly, diminish, and ride off into the sunset, all without taking our hides with them.
And if you believe that, I can get you a really fantastic deal on a Bridge to Mordor …
http://www.freep.com/comments/article/20110624/NEWS01/106240443/Under-Bobb-consultants-got-raises-perks
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