12-22-2021, 08:26 PM
(12-22-2021, 07:58 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Aren’t republican politicians mirroring the general sentiments of their constituents? Guess the gutting of the education system 30+ yrs ago played out well.
All of the stuff about "teaching kids what to think" that they have been complaining about is almost entirely made up of curriculum designed to teach our children to think critically about things. The GOP doesn't want that because thinking critical about our country just means they will realize how full of shit our politicians, especially the GOP, have been. An uneducated public is easier to fool.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
