(No editing of posts - or at least I cannot find how-to.)
A chord was struck by this closing comment in Hochschild's interview (1st entry). It is so devisive to not mention the things that separate us. It's worse than calling the issue to the fore. I am often amazed with people who praise my candor, agree with my statement and then swear that they could never say the same thing no matter how deeply they felt the same way. Seems the only education that continues unhindered is the course on 'being polite.' Good grief - say what bugs ya - be it a bug in your soup or a surveillance device in your stew. Polite has little to do with defending your rights.