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    It is not the case that Galston's diversity liberalism holds that forcing children through autonomy-maximizing education itself constitutes a form of coercive assimilation.

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    • 1.Teaching critical thinking and self-reflection enables rather than prevents authentic cultural choice—children can then decide their own path.
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    • 2.Without autonomy education, children trapped in restrictive communities face genuine harm; protecting cultural transmission shouldn't override individual welfare.
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    • 3.Galston conflates exposure to diverse perspectives with coercive assimilation; learning about options differs fundamentally from forcing particular choices.
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    • 1.Cultural communities have intrinsic value worth preserving; curricula emphasizing individual choice erode transmission of inherited traditions.
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    • 2.Parents in minority cultures reasonably fear autonomy-focused education will alienate children from family values and community identity.
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    • 3.Liberal neutrality is impossible—all education embeds values; promoting autonomy-maximization is itself a contestable cultural choice, not neutral.
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