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With only three weeks to go before the November election, political campaigning by both politicians and their supporters has reached fever pitch. Hardly a day goes by where Americans are not being bombarded by news stories, television ads, campaign signs or election-themed chatter. A friend of mine was explaining that political activism was so pervasive at his office that people were decorating their cubicles with t-shirts, signs, buttons and other regali
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10.15.08
I don't really get this. My family reunion is coming up and one of my relatives requested that we not discuss politics or religion. I think that politics, religion - what we believe in and have faith in is extremely important. It informs our work and personal lives, and to say that we shouldn't discuss them anywhere is dangerous.
10.15.08
The problem is that a few bad apples ruin it for everyone.
Most people can have a civil conversation about political issues, but it's hard to maintain a working relationship when you realize Susie 3 cubicles down uses an awful lot of racial slurs or Bob clearly has a lot of hostility towards women. There are some truths about our co-workers that we'd rather not know.
For instance,
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS07/81004035...
10.15.08
There is a difference between what I talk about with family and friends, and what I talk about at work. Ultimately I'm at work to work, and I wasn't hired to discuss my personal political opinions.
Does that mean I've never had a political discussion at work? Not at all. But I limit it to specific conversation partners and try to discuss it in spaces that aren't too open. Among other things, it can be a distraction for other people whether or not they agree with me.
10.15.08
I'm a student at the University of Illinois and have been following this whole controversy. One thing you forgot to mention here is that shortly after that Ethics newsletter came out, the President of the University sent out an email clarifying the policy, saying, among other things:
University employees should be advised that they may engage in the following kinds of activities while on University property:
-- Attend partisan political rallies, provided that the employees
are not on duty
-- Wear partisan political buttons, provided that employees at
that time are neither on duty nor in the workplace of the
University (many parts of campus are not workplaces)
-- Display partisan bumper stickers on their vehicles
I think it's not an entirely unfair policy. I don't think it's necessary for professors to wear partisan campaign buttons in class; maybe elsewhere, but it's not the smartest thing to do while teaching, since it can affect students' behavior in the classroom, as Fish points out in his blog too. I don't think it violates the First Amendment in any way; it's almost common sense to me that teachers and educators should try to remain relatively nonpartisan in the classroom.
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