NEA Calls for Secretary Duncan's Resignation

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8. a lot of "non-political" people believe that

if they only focus on local and community issues they can transcend what they perceive to be the "ugliness" of politics, which is disagreement. There's a sense that "we can all agree" on something if we just look closer to home.

what i think people are realizing, once they do political work in the local arena, is that that the big corporate interests are just as entwined in local politics as they are nationally -- and that's the transformational moment. it's especially relevant to education and privatization.

it's in this transformational moment that people let go of the idea that we must agree on something at all costs. that in fact, we do have different self-interests, and we either protect our interest or give up entirely.