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Evolve Dammit

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12. It is imperative if we are ever going to evolve. When I was a young lad, my brother had three

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 04:30 PM

Aug 2022

college buddies that I got to hang out with. One was from Iran, one from Iraq and one from Nigeria. We had great fun and I grew up viewing everyone as basically the same. How I wish others could have had that experience. Real Christians know and believe that we are all God's children. So FCS, start acting like it, or take that cross off and stop the charade. No offense to real Christians who practice what they preach, or just live according to His teachings. The faux ones are going to have a tough time in the afterlife.

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I Taught My 4th Grade Class About White Privilege And Their Response Was Eye-Opening [View all] nature-lover Aug 2022 OP

Politicians should get out of the way of teachers. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #1

You have just perfectly described why politicians... dchill Aug 2022 #11

It's a very good article. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2022 #19

This makes me think of an adage: Managers are there to help the staff get the work done. erronis Aug 2022 #14

But every Christian knows Jesus said, "You shall know the truth.... unless it's uncomfortable." Karadeniz Aug 2022 #2

The truth will set you free. (First, it will piss you off) The rubes never learn. czarjak Aug 2022 #23

Another good snippet: erronis Aug 2022 #3

Indeed. Class outweighing race is such a palatable ruse when class is just a proxy for race. NullTuples Aug 2022 #5

Great post. Thank You. Tommymac Aug 2022 #10

You should have been raised by a raging racist in The Hub City during the 50's 60's. czarjak Aug 2022 #24

The reasons for the RW war on public education are obvious, aren't they? K&R crickets Aug 2022 #4

Excellent article. Thank you for posting. Lonestarblue Aug 2022 #6

A media literacy class at this grade level is an excellent idea. nature-lover Aug 2022 #25

OMG - downloaded a PDF of the Louisiana literacy test from 1963 jmbar2 Aug 2022 #7

Wow. Even a rich white landed gentry would find someone else to fill this in! erronis Aug 2022 #20

The questions weren't all that bad- I would have missed a couple jmbar2 Aug 2022 #21

that's actually the Louisiana citizenship test ... here's the literacy test fishwax Aug 2022 #26

That's even worse than I thought jmbar2 Aug 2022 #27

I read this and thought I know he's not in a southern state kimbutgar Aug 2022 #8

Who would ever think that telling students the truth could be vilified or even discouraged?? Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #13

Thank you for posting this... Mozeltov Cocktail Aug 2022 #9

It is imperative if we are ever going to evolve. When I was a young lad, my brother had three Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #12

That's a nice statement. If people aren't exposed to different cultures, they'll be afraid. erronis Aug 2022 #16

I just thought that was how the world worked, and still do. Not giving up on it. People are Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #17

Thanks for post and link! burrowowl Aug 2022 #15

Anyone who attempts to police what children learn in the classroom is not our friend. Initech Aug 2022 #18

Interesting proposition. Let's examine it just a bit. Jim__ Aug 2022 #22