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Post by Merge on Aug 4, 2021 14:34:27 GMT
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 4, 2021 14:55:07 GMT
Just batshit. This is more of conservatives controlling education narratives. Parents need to make sure that they turn out to vote in local as well as state elections.
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Post by PLurker on Aug 4, 2021 15:00:53 GMT
Batshit, indeed.
A friend of mine moved to Tennessee. and is amazed and not all in a good way. First as she stared at her neighbors confederate flag flying high... and that was just the start of the WTFs.
Loves the weather and some other aspects of Tenn. of course but the cultural shock was (is) something to behold and ponder.
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 4, 2021 15:04:15 GMT
Batshit, indeed. A friend of mine moved to Tennessee. and is amazed and not all in a good way. First as she stared at her neighbors confederate flag flying high... and that was just the start of the WTFs. Loves the weather and some other aspects of Tenn. of course but the cultural shock was (is) something to behold and ponder. A confederate flag!  Oh boy. |
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Post by peabay on Aug 4, 2021 15:08:00 GMT
If this passes, we will see a Scopes-like trial very quickly, I'm sure.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 4, 2021 15:09:13 GMT
Batshit, indeed. A friend of mine moved to Tennessee. and is amazed and not all in a good way. First as she stared at her neighbors confederate flag flying high... and that was just the start of the WTFs. Loves the weather and some other aspects of Tenn. of course but the cultural shock was (is) something to behold and ponder. Hopefully she votes blue. Sooner or later, we have to outnumber these people |
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 4, 2021 15:09:22 GMT
Desperate laws from desperate people trying desperately to cling to a past that worked for them and keeps everyone else in their place.  |
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 4, 2021 15:11:09 GMT
If this passes, we will see a Scopes-like trial very quickly, I'm sure. There are plenty who will accuse teachers who have no idea what this means And, I know people that even now are pissed when evolution is taught |
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 4, 2021 15:29:30 GMT
Batshit, indeed. A friend of mine moved to Tennessee. and is amazed and not all in a good way. First as she stared at her neighbors confederate flag flying high... and that was just the start of the WTFs. Loves the weather and some other aspects of Tenn. of course but the cultural shock was (is) something to behold and ponder. Hopefully she votes blue. Sooner or later, we have to outnumber these people Lord, I hope so. On the way to my favorite fruit and vegetable stand, I heard 2 conservatives on the radio refer to the Jan 6th militants as “political prisoners.” We cannot let these people assume power. There is something very wrong with their thinking. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2021 15:44:03 GMT
But, they hate communism, right?
What's more communist than thought control and teaching propaganda instead of reality?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2021 15:44:50 GMT
There is something very wrong with their thinking. They have been taught that their beliefs are as valid as others' facts. It is killing America. |
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Post by myshelly on Aug 4, 2021 15:45:44 GMT
Batshit, indeed. A friend of mine moved to Tennessee. and is amazed and not all in a good way. First as she stared at her neighbors confederate flag flying high... and that was just the start of the WTFs. Loves the weather and some other aspects of Tenn. of course but the cultural shock was (is) something to behold and ponder. A confederate flag! Oh boy. Sometimes it really strikes me how different different parts of the country are. Your emojis don’t show up for me, so your post reads “a confederate flag! Shocked.” I can’t remember the last time I went a whole day without seeing a confederate flag. And when we were in Tennessee recently it wasn’t uncommon to see them in store fronts. |
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Post by pinklady on Aug 4, 2021 15:49:56 GMT
Batshit, indeed. A friend of mine moved to Tennessee. and is amazed and not all in a good way. First as she stared at her neighbors confederate flag flying high... and that was just the start of the WTFs. Loves the weather and some other aspects of Tenn. of course but the cultural shock was (is) something to behold and ponder. Hopefully she votes blue. Sooner or later, we have to outnumber these people When they all die from COVID we will.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2021 15:51:05 GMT
"Here a Tennessee school district experience exemplifies wider patterns across the country. A parent insisted that the account of Ruby Bridges, as the first Black student to integrate New Orleans schools in 1960, is hurtful to white schoolkids. Bridges' account describes a "large crowd of angry white people who didn't want Black children in a white school." The parent insisted it failed to offer "redemption" for today's white children. She also objected to another book about school segregation, expressing disapproval of teaching words like "injustice" and "inequality" in "grammar lessons." A clip of Ruby Bridges' chilling experience shows a six-year-old girl being screamed at by a crowd of angry white people spitting and cursing at her. No white redemption on offer here." www.salon.com/2021/08/01/meet-christopher-rufo--leader-of-the-incoherent-right-wing-attack-on-critical-race-theory/Yes, heaven forbid we make white schoolkids uncomfortable. LEARNING ABOUT rocks and bottles being hurled at black school kids is about on par with the actual rocks and bottles hitting you, kwim?! |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 4, 2021 15:55:40 GMT
From the article:
" “Targeting elementary age children with daily lessons on fighting past injustices as if they were occurring in present day what the heck does this even mean, and how can someone determine that?? violates Tennessee law and will sow the seeds of racial strife, neo-racism (and) neo-segregation,” Robin Steenman, the chair of the Williamson County chapter of Moms for Liberty wrote in the complaint. "
Basically, it sounds like ANYthing in history lessons that someone might take offense to could be said to violate this policy. What the heck IS this political party trying to do, for gosh sakes!?! Do they really want us to go backwards THAT much? ? ?
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 4, 2021 15:57:51 GMT
"Here a Tennessee school district experience exemplifies wider patterns across the country. A parent insisted that the account of Ruby Bridges, as the first Black student to integrate New Orleans schools in 1960, is hurtful to white schoolkids. Bridges' account describes a "large crowd of angry white people who didn't want Black children in a white school." The parent insisted it failed to offer "redemption" for today's white children. She also objected to another book about school segregation, expressing disapproval of teaching words like "injustice" and "inequality" in "grammar lessons." A clip of Ruby Bridges' chilling experience shows a six-year-old girl being screamed at by a crowd of angry white people spitting and cursing at her. No white redemption on offer here." www.salon.com/2021/08/01/meet-christopher-rufo--leader-of-the-incoherent-right-wing-attack-on-critical-race-theory/Yes, heaven forbid we make white schoolkids uncomfortable. LEARNING ABOUT rocks and bottles being hurled at black school kids is about on par with the actual rocks and bottles hitting you, kwim?! I'm white. I was taught about Ruby Bridges, about lynching, about the children's March and the attacks on kids...throughout my education It made me uncomfortable. It made me sad. Not once did I feel I needed redemption. I felt like those people were horrible and that I felt bad for the victims and I vowed to never act like that. I don't understand why being uncomfortable is bad. Being uncomfortable causes us to act. It causes us to change. |
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Post by Jili on Aug 4, 2021 15:59:19 GMT
"Here a Tennessee school district experience exemplifies wider patterns across the country. A parent insisted that the account of Ruby Bridges, as the first Black student to integrate New Orleans schools in 1960, is hurtful to white schoolkids. Bridges' account describes a "large crowd of angry white people who didn't want Black children in a white school." The parent insisted it failed to offer "redemption" for today's white children. She also objected to another book about school segregation, expressing disapproval of teaching words like "injustice" and "inequality" in "grammar lessons." A clip of Ruby Bridges' chilling experience shows a six-year-old girl being screamed at by a crowd of angry white people spitting and cursing at her. No white redemption on offer here." www.salon.com/2021/08/01/meet-christopher-rufo--leader-of-the-incoherent-right-wing-attack-on-critical-race-theory/Yes, heaven forbid we make white schoolkids uncomfortable. LEARNING ABOUT rocks and bottles being hurled at black school kids is about on par with the actual rocks and bottles hitting you, kwim?! I read this with my mouth open. Ruby Bridges? I just can't fathom the implications. I guess there will be no Black History Month in Tennessee schools. The schools won't dare to go there. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 4, 2021 15:59:49 GMT
A confederate flag! Oh boy. Sometimes it really strikes me how different different parts of the country are. Your emojis don’t show up for me, so your post reads “a confederate flag! Shocked.” I can’t remember the last time I went a whole day without seeing a confederate flag. And when we were in Tennessee recently it wasn’t uncommon to see them in store fronts. I wonder why my emojis don’t show up. Weird. I live in a red state, but haven’t seen a confederate flag in ages. |
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 4, 2021 16:11:31 GMT
Yes. My Democratic ds now lives in Georgia. ugh. Thankfully no fines in the schools at the moment but you know the crazies are just itching to undo all Stacy Abrams' hard work. My ds is militant with voter registrations and getting information out.
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Post by kate on Aug 4, 2021 16:12:51 GMT
This made me gasp.
So they're making laws to make sure the white kids remain comfortable?!
*speechless*
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Post by myshelly on Aug 4, 2021 16:15:32 GMT
Sometimes it really strikes me how different different parts of the country are. Your emojis don’t show up for me, so your post reads “a confederate flag! Shocked.” I can’t remember the last time I went a whole day without seeing a confederate flag. And when we were in Tennessee recently it wasn’t uncommon to see them in store fronts. I wonder why my emojis don’t show up. Weird. I live in a red state, but haven’t seen a confederate flag in ages. It just struck me as apt that the word shocked showed up. Confederate flags are so common that I have to wonder what it would be like to be shocked by one. We should be shocked by them, but it’s hard to be when they’re all around. I guess I was kind of shocked that there was one in almost every souvenir shop window in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg this summer. I guess that’s what sells there ☹️ |
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Post by myshelly on Aug 4, 2021 16:17:01 GMT
This made me gasp. So they're making laws to make sure the white kids remain comfortable?! *speechless* I’m surprised this is the first you’ve heard of it. These laws have been big news in lots of red states all summer. Tennessee isn’t the only state to pass a very similar law. It’s why there has been all the talk about critical race theory. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2021 19:57:35 GMT
My ds is militant with voter registrations and getting information out. Thank him for me. It is ESSENTIAL that we enfranchise those who are continually screwed. |
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Post by kate on Aug 4, 2021 21:01:42 GMT
I’m surprised this is the first you’ve heard of it. These laws have been big news in lots of red states all summer. Tennessee isn’t the only state to pass a very similar law. It’s why there has been all the talk about critical race theory. I see now that there are several states - I am aware of the resistance to CRT, but I didn't realize that such laws had actually been passed. I wish there were a way for me to have civil and assuming-good-intent discussions across this political divide. I hear a lot of "THEY believe xyz..." (from both sides!) but I don't want to hear what one side THINKS the other side believes; I want to say directly what I believe, and I want to hear directly what someone across the aisle believes - no flame-throwing allowed. I really do want to understand, even if I ultimately disagree; I also want to be understood, even if the other party ultimately disagrees. Right now, I really don't understand. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 4, 2021 21:11:11 GMT
In Colorado... when I drive back from my family in MO and OK.. The last 30 miles home I take a back way.. this is near Denver.. literally there are two houses, middle of nowhere, that fly the confederate flag.. it's been like that for a few years. Blew me away.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 4, 2021 21:17:58 GMT
In Colorado... when I drive back from my family in MO and OK.. The last 30 miles home I take a back way.. this is near Denver.. literally there are two houses, middle of nowhere, that fly the confederate flag.. it's been like that for a few years. Blew me away. I'm pretty sure, I've driven by there or somewhere similar. It isn't something done a lot around here. Trump flags were plenty, thankfully those are starting to disappear |
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Post by hop2 on Aug 4, 2021 21:43:39 GMT
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Post by Merge on Aug 4, 2021 21:49:46 GMT
Yep. The GOP model is for rich white people to educate their own kids, whether through religious homeschooling or private school, and for everyone else to just go straight to prison labor camps to produce for the GOP elite. (Except for fertile women, who will be plucked out and forced to bear children for the elite.) Sound familiar? |
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Post by katiescarlett on Aug 4, 2021 21:54:44 GMT
I’m surprised this is the first you’ve heard of it. These laws have been big news in lots of red states all summer. Tennessee isn’t the only state to pass a very similar law. It’s why there has been all the talk about critical race theory. I see now that there are several states - I am aware of the resistance to CRT, but I didn't realize that such laws had actually been passed. I wish there were a way for me to have civil and assuming-good-intent discussions across this political divide. I hear a lot of "THEY believe xyz..." (from both sides!) but I don't want to hear what one side THINKS the other side believes; I want to say directly what I believe, and I want to hear directly what someone across the aisle believes - no flame-throwing allowed. I really do want to understand, even if I ultimately disagree; I also want to be understood, even if the other party ultimately disagrees. Right now, I really don't understand. Read facebook comments in your local facebook groups to see what people believe. Or comments on news articles. I'm appalled every single day. |
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