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3. they don't believe in democracy

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:51 AM

Jan 2017

...resent that the Constitution doesn't make the interests of people who look like them (ie: white males) supreme and inviolable.

They're angling really hard to alter all of that. Any effort which bumps up against our democratic system of government is met by the right-wing with calls for 'revolution' and support of autocratic government. This, despite their insistence they're following some notion of 'original intent.'

Most of them actually know better, they just don't care.

I agree with any effort to educate, though.

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A Mandatory Civics Class Should Be Required for All in [View all] MineralMan Jan 2017 OP

Amen. nt Sunny05 Jan 2017 #1

This should be required for the governments at the state level also. They have a shraby Jan 2017 #2

I'm all for that, as well. MineralMan Jan 2017 #4

they don't believe in democracy bigtree Jan 2017 #3

The GOP would put David Barton in charge of the curriculum. longship Jan 2017 #5

David Barton is a joke and is not a historian or a scholar Gothmog Jan 2017 #6

Tell that to the fucking GOP! longship Jan 2017 #7