Yes, in the low elementary grades. There should be a strict curriculum. Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic provide a platform. But once that platform is built, students now have the basis to explore and learn based on needs and desires. The emphasis of the education should be on encouraging that exploration.
What bothers me most about the stop WOKE acts in Florida, is these practices are being encouraged in High Schools and Colleges. Conservative students are rewarded without being challenged. They are just right.
Is this country a democracy. Our founding fathers chose the right of free speech as the 1st Amendment.
Webster’s definition of liberal is found here. Possible synonyms include generous, open-minded. Republican rhetoric considers liberal to be a dirty word.
I can think of little now that I would value more than being liberal. Our country has serious problems in the area of health care and immigration among others. While espousing easy answers might get someone elected. True long term solutions require an ability to think outside the box.
Solutions won’t be found without open discussion. Do democrats need to hear conservative views. Absolutely. But open-minded individuals adjust when others present reasonable arguments. Conservative leaning on authoritarian individuals expect others to bend to their will without question.
In today’s environment too many republicans are unwilling to compromise. And the rest of the republicans enable the bad apples.
Donald Trump is again trying to get in front of the truth in a report. Just as with the Mueller Report, Donald Trump is lying. With the Mueller Report he used a Bill Barr misleading memo to falsely tag the report to say “No Collusion, No Obstruction”.
Now with a partial release of the “Special Grand Jury Report”, Donald Trump expects his followers to believe it shows “Total Exoneration.”
We have all heard the saying “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” To those of you who still believe in Donald Trump. I say.
Shame on you.
As with many groups, discussing politics is discourage in our poker game. At the start of a recent game someone, stated that we live in the Greatest Country in the world, to which several individuals agreed. I was struck by this comment as being extremely political. And also wondered about the validity.
Greed…
Greed defines capitalism. Whether we have a sales tax or an income tax, the wealthy will have access to means beyond most of us. Purchases outside of the US will not be levied a tax. Return to the country will require adding sales taxes for purchases made and returned to the country. Those who can travel abroad will be able to avoid taxes by leaving the purchases behind.
No “right” to demand a better future. What? and your running for Senate. Talk about no ideas, how about no ambition. At this point the only thing to call anyone who endorses or votes for Herschel Walker is a lemming.
The job you are running for Herschel is all about change and making things better. What you are saying is we don’t need a senator who believes in improving anything. Things are just perfect. There is nowhere better to live than in the United States
Donald Trump used executive orders to govern. While Biden has used executive orders, he has also been very successful in working with Congress to advance his agenda. Even during his 1st 2 years when the Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, Trump was unable to get much legislation through Congress. His only major accomplishment was to reduce taxes on the affluent.
He was unable to abolish Obamacare, because he was unable to find a better alternative. His wall was not built in concert with Congress but by declaring an emergency and diverting funds from the military.
His leadership wasn’t based on the exchange of ideas, but on pushing his unproven set of ideas.
Herschel Walker was a great football player.
He is not a honorable man. Reports indicate that he mistreats the women in his life and lies about his accomplishments. The only true attribute which makes him a viable candidate is the support of Donald Trump. As such this is a defacto referendum on Donald Trump. My first thought on this race is if Warnock wins big, maybe, just maybe we can put to rest the future of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate.
For me it all boils down to the constitition and the oath of office for all our elected officials at the federal level. It is as simple as reactions to the events of January 6, 2021. Any elected official who voted against investigating the events leading up to the riot has failed to uphold the oath of office.
Education becomes more uniform and less expansive. In a democracy we need thinkers and leaders, not lemmings. We need voters who vote with their minds and not because of party.
- Yes, I vote Democratic and only Democratic in that way I’m lemming, but I also look at today’s environment and see Democrats offering solutions and Republicans highlighting problems. I don’t see Republicans offering real solutions.
- Anyone who doesn’t support a full accounting for the Jan 6th attack is breaking their oath of office and as such is unfit for office.
Certainly, I don’t see “The Stop WOKE Act” and the “Don’t say Gay” bills as solutions. I see them both as an attempt to limit discussion at a time when more discussion is necessary.
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