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2naSalit

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6. Unfortunately true

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:31 AM

Aug 2018

But that is, apparently, by design. An uninformed public is more easily controlled. Look at the steady decline in our education system since the late 1960s. Civics is not taught in most schools, it's now an elective... goes down from there until we end up with distzy devoss, the rest is obvious.

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On this day in 1963 .... [View all] Ohiogal Aug 2018 OP

Thanks for sharing that info. Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #1

Or as we are calling it now matt819 Aug 2018 #2

Well played !!! SamKnause Aug 2018 #3

Thank you for the reminder! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #4

Yes, especially our younger people Ohiogal Aug 2018 #5

Unfortunately true 2naSalit Aug 2018 #6

When I Taught English as a Second Language Leith Aug 2018 #7