Church, Politics and State Education Systems

[steelish]

I think Americans should learn true history, not just the glorified crap they feed in schools nowadays. There were most definitely "card-carrying" communists in the country at that time, and I'm sure there are quite a few residing in America now. In fact, I'd be shocked if there weren't. I have no problem with it...no one should. America is not a country that turns people away because of what they think or believe. Everyone has a right to think and feel whatever they want.

History (especially BAD history) will repeat itself unless we learn it and pay attention to the past mistake made by others. I just don't believe history lessons should be skewed towards a specific political party...both sides of every issue should be evenly taught across the board.

[oww-that-hurt]

Thorne and steelish, thanks, as always, for your insight. Really!

My wife and I are agnostic, so anytime some nut case starts to expound their views as being the ONLY views that are legitimate and they MUST include religion, we run back into our (greatly) fortified home and make sure we have a lot of anal lube because more involuntary bent-over activities are about to occur.

What's wrong with card-carrying Communists? Personally, I'm more worried about all of these RELIGIONS that have clergy that seem to be unable to keep their wicks away from boys. Next, after glorifying McCarthyism, the religious nuts may as well re-start the Salem witch hunts.

And these are the type of folks that are trying to slant history to suit their wants. Damn, my grand-kids are in school. When they come to visit us every summer I guess we will have to deprogram them and teach them the real historical truths. At least the actual information is still available. Fahrenheit 451 will soon be the normal practice in society!

Do people feel questions that are leading and potentially have a political agenda to them are acceptable in high school textbooks? (Sorry, don't know how to do a quote at this point in the response.) Totally unacceptable. They should be taught the truth, and then shown how some folks try to twist the facts and try to get these kids to believe their views as truths.

Did anybody see this guy on the news and hear him? Scary to think that publishers actually think the entire country could give a hoot about what he says. Last time I checked I don't live in the State of Montana, in the country of United States of Texas.

Better quit with that.

[DuncanONeil]

Hear! Hear!

I think Americans should learn true history, not just the glorified crap they feed in schools nowadays. There were most definitely "card-carrying" communists in the country at that time, and I'm sure there are quite a few residing in America now. In fact, I'd be shocked if there weren't. I have no problem with it...no one should. America is not a country that turns people away because of what they think or believe. Everyone has a right to think and feel whatever they want.

History (especially BAD history) will repeat itself unless we learn it and pay attention to the past mistake made by others. I just don't believe history lessons should be skewed towards a specific political party...both sides of every issue should be evenly taught across the board.