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Hortensis

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8. In spite of right-wing attempts to subvert education,

Reply to BlueStateLib (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 08:17 AM

Feb 2017

this election has to be focusing attention on the critical need for civics education, in schools of course, but we may just be seeing more on TV and as bits and subthemes in movies also. (Most tucked in around far more interesting andentertaining big themes of government corruption and incompetence, of course.)

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Justice David Souter On Civic Ignorance: 'That Is How Democracy Dies' [View all] BlueStateLib Feb 2017 OP

I have a huge crush on Souter shenmue Feb 2017 #1

Quite a few enemy advances are set in place, which hole will allow them through... AuntPatsy Feb 2017 #2

This is main reason we get ,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2017 #3

The only voting laws that need to be passed is you can only vote is you take a basic civics test kimbutgar Feb 2017 #4

As interesting as that sounds BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #5

People who become US citizens have to take a citizenship test kimbutgar Feb 2017 #6

That is because this info was taught in the U.S. schools BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #7

Great movie kimbutgar Feb 2017 #9

It was a sad movie BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #10

I was in Atlanta in 1995 and went to the church and the MLK jr museum kimbutgar Feb 2017 #11

In spite of right-wing attempts to subvert education, Hortensis Feb 2017 #8