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maxsolomon

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21. Ugh, there IS NOT a focus on Slavery & Racism in the current curriculum.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Sep 17, 2020, 02:48 PM

Sep 2020

That's what the 1619 project is meant to address, and it doesn't even touch on the genocide of Native peoples, or discrimination against immigrants. It's not "Liberal Indoctrination", it is FACTS to correct the flag-waving Jingoism of current history education.

It is still possible to be honest about America's past AND still be patriotic, but that would mean letting go of Binary Thinking, and that is never to the GOP's advantage.

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Trump Plans to Denounce Focus on Slavery, Racism in Schools [View all] demmiblue Sep 2020 OP

This Is Going To Go Over Well. jayfish Sep 2020 #1

A lead balloon!!! I love it! PatrickforO Sep 2020 #3

It's Been Bad For Decades. jayfish Sep 2020 #8

In 1986 civics was gone and my economics class was titled 'Free Enterprise' ArizonaLib Sep 2020 #16

I love your ideas, but doubt that we'll ever rid ourselves of the electoral college groundloop Sep 2020 #10

Look into the National Popular Vote initiative. PatrickforO Sep 2020 #22

He announces this amcgrath Sep 2020 #2

Wasn't he recently bragging about his support among African-Americans? left-of-center2012 Sep 2020 #4

Well, today didn't disappoint me..... it gave me another reason to hate tRump more than yesterday groundloop Sep 2020 #5

Red meat for the racists Joe Nation Sep 2020 #6

Denounce tRUMP, not the focus on slavery/racism! abqtommy Sep 2020 #7

such an openly racist pig llashram Sep 2020 #9

WE should be yelling LAW AND ORDER! WE should be yelling USA! USA! raging moderate Sep 2020 #11

this llashram Sep 2020 #20

At first I thought your headline was, "Trump plans to denounce slavery and racism." jaxexpat Sep 2020 #12

Use this as a talking point at the debates. Bengus81 Sep 2020 #13

Because you can't erase history... IronLionZion Sep 2020 #14

Totally unnecessary, for he has all the Klan votes ashredux Sep 2020 #15

This is idiotic... and based on Barr's recent (unrelated) comments.... Chakaconcarne Sep 2020 #17

Running for President of the Confederate States of America? Botany Sep 2020 #18

Trump doesn't want to talk about the effect of slavery and racism in our country donte Sep 2020 #19

Ugh, there IS NOT a focus on Slavery & Racism in the current curriculum. maxsolomon Sep 2020 #21