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The Communitarian Network |
 | | Whatever position one holds regarding economic equality and social rights, we assume that everyone has the same moral worth bestowed upon them just by being human, whether or not they are citizens, and that discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, or gender is illegal. |
 | | Once this basic position is established, we note that adhering to old patriotism, which demands an unquestioning embrace of a nation's past, is just as inappropriate as calling for the dismantling of national identity in order to accommodate diversity. |
 | | Following the meeting, the position paper was redrafted, drawing on notes from the meeting, reports from the rapporteurs of the five breakout sessions, and comments by members of a redrafting committee selected during the meeting and by other participants. |
| www.gwu.edu /~ccps/dwu_positionpaper.html (5083 words) |
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