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kimbutgar

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20. A society is broken when you attack its teachers

Thu May 30, 2013, 03:38 PM

May 2013

I never could get it that those who say they love this country would attack teachers who teach our children who are our future. Something is very wrong with those that embrace this "teacher are bad, teachers are union thugs" meme. Did these attackers ever go to schools and get taught by teachers? I remember growing up and my parents telling me respect your teachers. I watch old movies where in the movie they say "the teacher is always right, listen to your teachers, respect your teachers". But now the reich wing suddenly doesn't like teachers because there is no profit in education and they don't want to pay taxes to live in an educated society. I hope they go down in giant flames in November 2014.

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The nerve to ask [View all] ashling May 2013 OP

well said! liberal_at_heart May 2013 #1

I said pretty much the same thing sharp_stick May 2013 #2

Doesn't get much clearer than that. AtheistCrusader May 2013 #3

Thanks for knowing yourself and the difficulty of teaching well enough to say that. LuckyLib May 2013 #10

And, chervilant May 2013 #25

Exactly. Remember the old adage BlueToTheBone May 2013 #41

I did try to become a teacher... chervilant May 2013 #24

Same for me ashling May 2013 #39

Okay, I'm thinking about that option. chervilant May 2013 #43

I like it - don't make much ashling May 2013 #44

How about a link to that letter? eom chervilant Jun 2013 #47

Here ashling Jun 2013 #48

Thanks! chervilant Jun 2013 #49

Awwe shucks ashling Jun 2013 #53

They dare to think. This is not good in a GOP mindset. RedCloud May 2013 #4

Oh yes. Yes, yes, yes. Kurovski May 2013 #5

Truer words have not been said... rbilick May 2013 #6

Teachers used to be considered underpaid,... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #7

Reagan started the trend to dismantling of unions. Kurovski May 2013 #13

Yup. And now we and our pay and pensions are resented. Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #14

These days most workers never HEARD the word "pension".... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #19

Amen to that! nt caledesi May 2013 #8

Brilliant!!! nt tblue May 2013 #9

well said. blackspade May 2013 #11

Truth. colorado_ufo May 2013 #12

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!! calimary May 2013 #15

Because we allow the GOP to control the narrative siligut May 2013 #16

Well said! hrmjustin May 2013 #17

Add to that last line: lastlib May 2013 #18

A society is broken when you attack its teachers kimbutgar May 2013 #20

If they don't go down in flames in November 2014 . . . Brigid May 2013 #30

Unfortunately, some Dems have piled on against teachers and for Ed "Reform" We People May 2013 #33

I'm surprised that you haven't been sent to a re-education camp yet. Major Hogwash May 2013 #37

Even in the old days teachers went to college to learn how to teach kimbutgar May 2013 #42

Teacher an public school hatred is also ashling May 2013 #40

We need lots more crazy union thugs. tclambert May 2013 #21

OH HELL YES! BrotherIvan May 2013 #22

100% Correct. MichiganVote May 2013 #23

On that note... Blue Owl May 2013 #26

+1 Not Sure May 2013 #27

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2013 #29

K & R. Teachers are what build community. An attack on them, is an attack on all of us! freshwest May 2013 #31

That's it in a nutshell. Auntie Bush May 2013 #32

Hear, hear! We People May 2013 #34

You hit a nerve on this one, Ashling! ReRe May 2013 #35

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #36

K&R n/t myrna minx May 2013 #38

kick Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #45

I love a teacher when they're telling kids to not use a jpeg when plain text would do just fine. harmonicon Jun 2013 #46

Does trying that hard to miss the point in favor of asinine pedantry hurt? (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #50

Does the irony... harmonicon Jun 2013 #51

k&r for educators. Laelth Jun 2013 #52

thank you trueblue2007 Jun 2013 #54