Treating "Tea Baggers" as Other

luciavt

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Tuesday October 06, 2009 · 5:08 PM PDT

2009/10/06 · 17:08

I have the good fortune of having friends in Oaxaca, Mexico who have offered me their perspectives on what is happening in the United States. These people are very engaged in local politics and activism, particularly for indigenous rights. Last week I asked, "What do you think of what you have been seeing/hearing in the US?" His response: that the "left" was stereotyping many of the vocal protesters, making them "other". This is dehumanizing. This gave me a lot to think about combined with my other thoughts, isn't there anything that unites all of us?

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