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In reply to the discussion: Name the single greatest threat to our American Way of life. [View all]demwing
(16,916 posts)100. Absolutely fair
I hate being lumped in with those who use home schooling as indoctrination camp for their kids.
I did it for the exact opposite reasons. At the time, we lived in Utah. The LDS church is so entwined in the school system, it's organic. There are churches across the street from the schools, and students are allowed out of real class to go to religious classes. The majority of teachers are LDS, and the system just assumes you are as well. When you home school in Utah, you fall into one of two groups - people who are too Mormon (sister wives and all that...) or people who are UN-Mormonized and want their kids to grow up that way. We were the later, and it was the best way to ensure our kids had a secular education.
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I'll second that and add Koch/GOP/Teahadist/Libertarians. The road to feudalism.
freshwest
Nov 2012
#5
That jumping carp in the Illinois river-if gets to the great lakes will destroy them & fish industry
barbiegeek
Nov 2012
#83
Agree with this one; it's the classic problem that we won't address until it becomes too costly
maui902
Nov 2012
#78
Any lack of Democratic leadership backbone in fighting "The Economic Royalists"
We People
Nov 2012
#66
Abandoning the inspiring and expansive optimism that you used to give out so generously.
sibelian
Nov 2012
#88
1. a Catch 22 housing market in which a "healthy" economy requires that housing prices be driven to
Douglas Carpenter
Nov 2012
#112
Toss Up: Citizen's United and/or Climate Change (both man-made catastrophes)
Jeff In Milwaukee
Nov 2012
#139