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Basic high school civics lessons we knew in 1948. THIS WAS ON PAGE 1! [View all]

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Basic high school civics lessons we knew in 1948. THIS WAS ON PAGE 1! [View all] Snarkoleptic Mar 2017 OP

Thank you! I shared. apcalc Mar 2017 #1

Me, too. nt duhneece Mar 2017 #24

as the saying goes... Javaman Mar 2017 #2

Your thread really applies to all those ignorant voters who liked trump because .... Jim Beard Mar 2017 #3

Amazing. CanSocDem Mar 2017 #4

That's it. Conservatives just don't get the idea of a social contract. Nitram Mar 2017 #5

Exactly shenmue Mar 2017 #9

Or they do, and just envision a very different kind of social contract. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #67

I think it's basic five-year-old. calimary Mar 2017 #81

My mother graduated from HS in 1948 BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #6

and therein lies the problem, sorta, that generation is dead or dying and there aren't the Hestia Mar 2017 #18

My mom used to warn us about "yellow journalism" BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #26

"...that has only gotten worse in the past 30 years." By DESIGN. calimary Mar 2017 #82

We need to utilize the same sort of thinking BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #84

We sure as hell do! calimary Mar 2017 #86

Unfortunately, that entails having monsters of our own to know their game plan Hestia Mar 2017 #87

You really want to know what the other side is doing? Here you go Hestia Mar 2017 #88

If FDR ran for office again he'd be called an ultra-liberal and marginalized by Repugs AND Dems Doremus Mar 2017 #32

I'm afraid that's not the problem at all, Hestia. My parents are of the generation before that and.. Nitram Mar 2017 #85

Those were the days DK504 Mar 2017 #39

The guy's a frickin' genius! knightmaar Mar 2017 #7

Great find NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #8

I heard they don't teach civics anymore. How long has that been going on? CrispyQ Mar 2017 #41

I don't remember any specific for Civics NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #45

Graduated in 1977, we had civics in 11th grade. haele Mar 2017 #64

LOL & two thumbsup for your last sentence! CrispyQ Mar 2017 #75

They stopped teaching civics during raygun's time in office not fooled Mar 2017 #58

EXACTLY cynical_idealist Mar 2017 #70

Never mind--image finally showed for me. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #10

Now we know why they don't teach Civics anymore. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #11

From what I heard jazzcat23 Mar 2017 #80

Who would have thought we'd now be fighting to reclaim all that? Paladin Mar 2017 #12

This started LONG before he came down the escalator Cosmocat Mar 2017 #17

Thank you - to paraphrase Billy Joel, "Trump didn't start the fire"... bullwinkle428 Mar 2017 #20

This should be photocopied and put in public places Maggiemayhem Mar 2017 #13

Yep....and the begining of the largest growth period of the middle class..... Bengus81 Mar 2017 #14

Well, if they are trying to drag us back to the 1920s & 1930s, they have to deal with all of Hestia Mar 2017 #22

My father was 24 and back from WW2 in 1948 BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #31

I am what might be referred to as a "tail-end" baby boomer ymetca Mar 2017 #43

It's often said that the early '50s were years of prosperity discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #47

Yep and soon to be 33% for a top bracket..... Bengus81 Mar 2017 #57

I recommend sharing this image everywhere! Mr. Evil Mar 2017 #15

tldr: how to *really* make America great again forjusticethunders Mar 2017 #16

Trump is talking about a point farther back in history. world wide wally Mar 2017 #29

What on earth is tubercular milk? alarimer Mar 2017 #19

Yes, from unpasteurized milk. former9thward Mar 2017 #23

Right, the EPA just does superfluous things like requiring that our rivers don't catch on fire. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #38

A reply which has nothing to do with the thread. former9thward Mar 2017 #52

It responds to the tone of your post. nt SunSeeker Mar 2017 #54

Cows get tuberculosis from other animals, including cows. hunter Mar 2017 #61

Nope. former9thward Mar 2017 #71

Um, no. hunter Mar 2017 #72

I have not had any milk since I was about 10 and that was 50 years ago. former9thward Mar 2017 #78

This was a segment this week on Charlie Rose on civic education lunasun Mar 2017 #21

I'm struck by how savvy "Oppression by strong and shrewd" is as a turn of phrase ProfessorPlum Mar 2017 #25

Voter ID laws and "Right to Work" laws are prime examples. nt SunSeeker Mar 2017 #40

We were still being taught this in 1958-1966. raging moderate Mar 2017 #27

the current administration would keep that top category, except it would be for "direct oppression" anarch Mar 2017 #28

For fucks sake we are clearly at war with maniacs. BSdetect Mar 2017 #30

Thank you for posting this. Shared on FB. japple Mar 2017 #33

We need to teach this again! Lonestarblue Mar 2017 #34

Y'all are a bunch of Socialists.... LakeArenal Mar 2017 #35

They want to take us back to the 90s, Mendocino Mar 2017 #36

This is so perfect, just basic Civics Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #37

Left column is the wet-dream Republican Christmas list. VOX Mar 2017 #42

Reagan demonized government for enforcing the Civil Rights Act. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #44

Also shared to my Facebook page. LongTomH Mar 2017 #46

Baby boomer here... llmart Mar 2017 #48

Me too - Graduated class of '69 FakeNoose Mar 2017 #66

Govt done right is good. Beartracks Mar 2017 #49

Thomas Hobbes pointed that out 300 years earlier DavidDvorkin Mar 2017 #50

No one who took that class in 1948 would possibly vote for the GOP. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2017 #51

Well, there ya go. colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #53

It spells out the obvious: the right-wing is a threat to civilization. robertpaulsen Mar 2017 #55

Short Poster Nails It! burrowowl Mar 2017 #56

Thanks for the find rpannier Mar 2017 #59

thanks for the post Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #60

K&R BSdetect Mar 2017 #62

DURec leftstreet Mar 2017 #63

Looks like America is going to have to learn that lesson all over again. Crunchy Frog Mar 2017 #65

There is a 2016 Student version of this textbook Progressive dog Mar 2017 #68

Thank you! I shared this on twitter. lucca18 Mar 2017 #69

Kick.. coco22 Mar 2017 #73

I know a couple of so-called libertarians who STILL believe the left side is better DFW Mar 2017 #74

So good! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2017 #76

Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #77

Wait until DeVos zentrum Mar 2017 #79

wow, thanks for this iluvtennis Mar 2017 #83