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Thread #129429   Message #2905986
Posted By: Ron Davies
13-May-10 - 08:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: Arizona law targeting ethnic studies
Subject: RE: BS: Arizona law targeting ethnic studies
Depends on how words in the law are interpreted.

As I noted earlier, it's likely to be--another--gift to trial lawyers. Any time there is a controversial law, there will be trials.

This is likely to have a chilling effect on Chicano studies, which should in fact be part of the curriculum--not the whole thing but part.

Dave, as you will note, some articles dealing with the law point out that the teachers of the classes targeted deny that they teach resentment or hate of other groups.

There should be no problem with including some controversial literature in such classes--even some which does teach resentment.   The teacher can then point out how propaganda works. Does anybody think excerpts from Mein Kampf should be banned from history classes?