Slavery: not so bad, say DeSantis & crew - Mark Fiore - Political Cartoons

[Rhiannon12866]

Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education are trying to put a positive spin on slavery.

I mean, was it really that bad? (Spoiler alert: yes it was.)

DeSantis and his educational experts found time (amid a full schedule of book-banning and decreeing who can use what bathroom) to rework the state’s African American studies curriculum so it was a little more chipper.

The revised curriculum points out that, “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

Hey, it was just a jobs program, right?

And here we all thought DeSantis was the smart candidate.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. Seriously, has any of these social media posters actually read the 219 page discussion paper?

guidelines? Cause all this ado is over a single line…of thousands that are just fine!??

Read it and then post your outrage…you might not have any.

General rule is don’t start foaming at the mouth until you’ve digested all the information, unless 216 pages of bullet form discussion topics is too much….then ok, go foam at the mouth!

To me this has all been a massive distraction, similar to a spy balloon with no transmitters, while fascism proper moves quietly ahead.

[Biophilic]

2. You have to get people's attention.

Apparently straight up everyday fascism doesn’t do it. Statements like ‘slavery was good for the slaves’ does. The other side knows how to use dog whistles, we need to learn to use them.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

3. Where is that statement or how could that be concluded from the discussion document?

Show your work please, not just the conclusion!

https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf


Lot of stuff in there most Americans not aware of, entire document surrounding the one line of revised not so good is very good…one line does zero damage to history as accurately outlined in the other hundreds of lines of historically accurate and factual points to discuss. That’s a fact.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

6. Thing is the whole slavery is good for the slaves is nowhere to be found. Context is a thing

liberals used to love until the Social Media Outrage Machine swamped logic and made instant outrage with no context all the rage.

So few learned so little last few years when the lesson is in your face…

Do Your Own Research, Avoid Instant Soup! Wait on full info….or plunge into the abyss.

Yes, no need to put that ..slaves learned marketable skills…that wasn’t put there to change the overall instructions, it was put there to press the Outrage Button! Worked very well!!

Instant soup isn’t as profitable as instant outrage, for corporations or opportunistic politicians.

[Biophilic]

7. Yes, I agree with your post. Thanks to social media things have changed considerably,

and not for the better. I am personally afraid that if we don't create enough outrage to get lots of people to vote we just might lose the next election. I've gradually come to understand that most people don't vote from their brains but from their "hearts", such as they are. Emotions drive us, now, it seems more than ever. We Democrats are late getting into and using the instant outrage buttons that the republicans seem very good at. And, yes, it's a very slippery slop.

[Timeflyer]

4. Glad the US is calling out the suppression of historic truths in DeSadist's authoritarian FL.

The public school system in Florida is being decimated for political and ideological power. (Proud) Moms for (Bigotry) were manufactured to be the dark cheerleaders of censorship. Now public tax dollars will go to any family, however wealthy, to attend private religious schools that teach creationism, etc.--FL HB 1.

[MagaSmash]

5. Where can I sign up?