Day 3

the framers of the constitution were opposed to a democracy, because of their doubts that the majority of the population could make informed decisions, as well as the fear of mob rule. instead they opted for a republic, in which the representatives of the people made decisions in their interest

people of the revolution felt they had been enlightened, that they had reached maturity, or an ability to critically analyze themselves and the world

affirmative action: a struggle over the fact that we had not recognized the humanity of every element of society, an inclusion of the fringe elements

self actualization

capital: what has value
-raw materials, timber minerals
-human capital, skilled and knowledgeable workers

a country that takes seriously the training of all it's citizens on a continuing basis is one that recognizes the value of human capital

revolutionaries looked at past civilizations, greek and roman writings

the british had a fused system, though it appeared seperate

the amendments represent the urgency of action
social problems and issues continue to make urgency of action necessary
the amendments represent our questioning and critical thought of issues and new developments

education is a strong motivator for the capacity to recognize their own responsibility

colonial education was less than desirable
the colonies decided that the education was not enough to break away from dependence on england and only allowed for the production of raw materials

latin america did not get true independence from spain in the same way as america, primarily by keeping a colonial mindset

affirmative action was given by the executive order of linden johnson
all those who were minority or excluded were given the power to participate
inclusion by education

institutions were primarily for the few rich white males

the affirmative action did not allow for an enlargement of the system

DuBois' wanted to see how education was structured

despite having graduated from fiske university, he was admitted to harvard as a junior

it turns out most of harvard's professors were from berlin
the issue of IQ was always debated about the african-aerican community

knowledge is more important to the person, dubois theory was that you need education that will allow you to create as well as absorb

no human being has the knowledge of "The Truth"

we work towards an ideal, though we may never reach it, we are better for the experience

one cannot function in society without education?

we have been badly socialized, not so much society's willingness to give but our ability to sacrifice and take what we want
learn to love the struggle, learn to prioritize what we need
high school is the crucial institution, no need to pay, only to learn
as a result, nobody wants to do anything, and once you are trapped into the consumer lifestyle (intellectual consumerism)

lawyers have enormous confidence in their knowledge
and have been trained to have enormous confidence in themselves

brown vs. board of education
thoroughgood marshall moved to overturn plessy vs. fergusson
both cases were about the interpretation of the 14th amendment, the concept of separate but equal

socialization plays an important role in our perceptions of ourselves
we are not responsible for our race, but we need to be aware of our perception of ourselves

race is merely a way of classifying a group of people
we need to be enlightened about our

political party is a group of people with common values and common beliefs organized to win elections ,and put people in political offices
different from interest groups
interest groups are organized to influence government (public) policies
public policies are for everyone
private policies can exclude people

the language and the reinforcement of ideas is key to group unity
this is the encouragement , the short form is slogans, it gives you an identification key
the fire of language gives people incentive

political correct language
what will you do/say that will give dignity and recognition to every person in the community
the language of the united states was important: colonies became states, dependence into independence

relation between a state and the UN

three main meanings of a state
1. group of people within a territory, independent, sovereign, recognized by other groups of people and has a government (usually at a global level)
usually, this state is a member of the united nations organization
2. component part of a federal state
3. used interchangeably with government

the united nations will not allow a rogue state, noncompliance with UN charter
the united nations charter is a treaty
negotiated, signed and ratified
executive agreement negotiated and not ratified by congress

there are unitary states; france, japan, PRC are examples

representatives are sent as 1. trustees
2. instructed delegates
3. politicos

politicos combined trusted judgement and instructed delegates, as each case applies

read constitution, read chapters 1&2