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panfluteman

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8. What Is Needed for a True Rebirth of Patriotism in Our Country Is Better Civic Education.

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Wed Jan 20, 2021, 09:59 AM

Jan 2021

Without it, too many people will be susceptible to the seductive lies of a madman / demagogue like Trump, and we may not be as fortunate the next time around. Too many rabid Trump supporters thought that they owed their allegiance to Trump, and not to the country and the constitution.

A Republic if you can keep it - Benjamin Franklin. EDUCATION IS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM OF A DEMOCRACY!!!