Yet there were the terrible injustices the colonists could not forget. Americans were divided against themselves. Arguments for independence were growing. Thomas Paine would provide the extra push. Common Sense COMMON SENSE was an instant best-seller.
By being a different race, worshipping another religion, or by looking a different way, people are raised to be culturally accepting of others. Being born into a place such as Waknuk, people are raised into believing there is only “one true image” of God. David Strorm lives his life in fear, too worried to tell his religious parents about his telepathic powers. “The ways of the world were very puzzling,” (Wyndham, 14). Many would argue that the people of Waknuk are very judgemental in the way they view others but who are we to criticize when we are no different.
Ethnocentrism is judging another culture or religion by the beliefs, and values of their own religion. Ethnocentrism is considered a natural human habit, and it has developed a generally negative connotation. Ethnocentrism can be detrimental to a society in many ways. First, it can make someone judge another person because they are not the same religion, and they will automatically feel hate towards the other person. Second, we will probably think wrong of that person and decide not to get to know them since we already decided to judge them before we actually met them.
Some would say that in order for a country to be truly free and independent, they need to have some kind of individualistic inkling. Others find this brash and useless. The authors that we have looked at so far have differing opinions on the subject. They range from fantasies of what they see in America to satyr aimed at poking fun at the very concept. Ben Franklin loved America in all facets.
“The Revolution: New Civil Rights” Since the beginning of this great nation, different groups have been caught in a continuous struggle to gain equal rights as their neighbors. The Indians fought a war, both physical and political, against the oppressive whites looking to steal their lands during the mid 1800’s. Women made their push beginning in the early 20th century, beginning during WWI. Most notably however, is the push for equality by the African Americans in the 1960’s. Besides their fight for rights, all of these movements have one other thing in common, unification.
Hippies were vital to American counterculture, fueling a movement to stretch accepted values, increase environmental awareness, and open ears to a generation of new music. A vibrant community of rebellious culture has always existed in America. One of the biggest rebellions was the protests on the Vietnam War, the Civil rights Movement, and the advancement of fashion by hippies. The protests against the stupidity and brutality of war began in Berkley, California in 1965 and were strictly against the accepted values of the time. As the protests continued they eventually put enough pressure on our government influencing them to bring our troops home, thus ending the United States’ involvement in Vietnam and releasing the Vietnamese from foreign colonial occupation.
He writes about how those high up who brought, supported, and funded the Prussian-like system did so to only enforce having a guarantee of a "servile labor force" and "mindless consumers." Gattos supports the idea that it is more than obvious that schooling is simply meant to separate, demoralize and "dumb the people down." I would have to agree for the most part with John Gatto's argument. The boredom in schooling along with the monotone teachings and textbook answers is rather familiar. Although Gatto argues that
Finally, there are radical egalitarians, believing that all resources should be redistributed even if it means everyone is at risk for malnourishment. Pojman uses Peter Singer’s “Famine, Affluence, and Morality,” Singer has a strong and weak principle to the article. Pojman describes them as being to strong/weak. He cites work from Richard Watson. Watson’s idea of equality-absolute is extreme and harsh.
However, there is collective identity, meaning that all members of the society can share. Collective identity is achieved by forcing everyone in society to conform. This maintains the society by making someone who has any individuality feel different, close to an outcast. However, the people in Brave New World long for their own identity as an example of Bernard, he has feelings and thoughts he is not proud of, “Did you ever feel you had some sort of extra power,” Bernard said to a friend while talking secretly (69). The “extra power” that Bernard is referring to is individuality.
At the same time, ruling-class culture stigmatizes and shames all people with disabilities. The WW caucus of people with disabilities, which includes people with very different issues and needs, does not judge one person’s disability as against another. Instead, we strive to be highly respectful of, to learn from, and to build solidarity with each other. Placing solidarity high on our agenda is consistent with our membership in a revolutionary party that seeks to unite a diverse working