Discussion for article #226359
So is the RNC suggesting that we should have some sort of basic educational standards across the country? Maybe a âcommon coreâ of rose-tinted, white-washed knowledge?
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How dare you bring facts into our mythology!
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The RNC is trying to frame an election around the virtues of manifest destiny⌠in 2014.
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radically revisionist view of American history
translated : how dare they use facts instead of right wing propaganda
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Just wait until the RNC gets a look at the AP biology and science tests.
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Oh, this is a doozy.
âThe new Framework continues its theme of oppression and conflict by reinterpreting Manifest Destiny from a belief that America had a mission to spread democracy and new technologies across the continent to something that âwas built on a belief in white racial superiority and a sense of American cultural superiority.ââ
Manifest Destiny. The clue is in the title. Manifest = like, totally obvious, dude. Destiny = predetermined = the Big Fella said so. And who was there originally and had to fork over their land? Mexicans and natives.
Yeah, Concerned Women for America â all yâall can get bent.
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emphasizes negative aspects of our nationâs history while omitting or minimizing positive aspects
funny, I always thought conservatives ripped on liberals for promoting self esteem.
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They wonât be happy until kids are told Ronald Reagan appeared to Christopher Columbus in a vision and told him that lower tax rates can be had in the New World, that Africans were thankful to be taken from the savage dark continent and cared for by understanding, patient plantation owners, and that all the founding fathers were evangelical prophets channeling the one true Godâs words into the Constitutional Declaration of Commandments.
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somehow this was duplicated, deleting
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I thought republicans were all about âteach the controversy!.. except about american exceptionalismâŚâ
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The âcity on a hillâ thing isnât that old. My parents werenât raised with it.
There was a rigid heirarchy. Hair length was dictated in the Massachusetts colony, women werenât able to vote until AFTER the slaves were emancipated, and oh yeah- there were slaves.
Be proud of it. Itâs behind us, isnât it?
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I guess a history of genocide, slavery and racism does tend to leave a bad taste.
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Doesnât the RNC have anything better to do?
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No. However, they have other mischief to make.
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Choose truth over indoctrination every time, even when it is uncomfortable. Everyone pulls up short of perfect, it is how we are made, and America is no different.
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These type of right wing red meat articles are the bread and butter of the Daily Caller, home of the bow tie wearing dip shit Tucker Carlson.
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The TRUTH HURTS doesnât it?
The moment I saw the excremental âCity upon the Hillâ comment I knew exactly what they were going to be bitching about.
Republican History Exam:
Q1: Who was the greatest man in History?
a) Ronald Reagan.
b) Jesus Christ.
Q2: What country is indispensable and the source of all freedom, happiness, morality, and everything that is good in the world?
a) United States of America.
b) The USA.
Q3: Who was responsible for starting the Civil War?
a) Abraham Lincoln.
b) Ungrateful Black Slaves.
c) The Bildeberg Group.
Q4: What is the correct term for the Civil War?
a) The War on Freedom and Justice.
b) The War Against States Rights.
c) Communist Aggression.
Q5: When can taxes legally be levied by the Federal Government?
a) Never.
b) Only if Republicans are in charge.
Q6: What is the worst calamity to ever happen to the USA?
a) Bill Clinton
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Hillary Clinton
d) A Communist, Nazi, Gay, Nubian âSeizesâ control of the Government in a violent âAnti-Colonial Takeoverâ.
Q7: Is there a âWar on Christmasâ?
a) Yes.
b) No, because I am a Communist, Nazi, Gay, Nubian, Anti-Colonial Stooge.
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No, they donât. Clearly caterwauling about social issues is far more important than unemployment, the economy, health care, etc.
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Rush has already written the textbooks. Add a few David Bartons, a Skousen or two and Ann Coulterâs oeuvre and Iâd say history could compete admirably with Creationism for lack of substance and credibility.
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