The country that's spent years playing its xenophbic reputation to the
fullest is about to cut ethnic intolerance off at the knees. Yes,
China, a place not exactly celebrated for its views on human rights, is
introducing "ethnic unity" classes in its primary schools.
It will depend on its execution, but promoting the melting pot theory
to the youngest members of a society is really the best way to
guarantee future generations will have a more tolerant viewpoint than
their elders (my generation included).
A Reuters report, quoting a translation of the Chinese government's
announcement, says school kids will get up to fourteen hours of
school-based education to promote the "basic awareness of
the vital nature of 'encouraging ethnic unity, protecting
national unity and opposing ethnic separatism'."
Technically, China's constitution guarantees religious freedom and
equal
treatment for all minorities, including the country's 56 different
recognized minority groups. Where have we heard that before? Oh yeah,
the United States Constitution - you know, the one that people
conveniently forget when they put into place regulations like the
atrocity that is Prop 8.
Would something like this fly in U.S. schools?
Image: TWR
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