The clear lesson for Republicans in this election cycle is

[annabanana]

their #1 job going forward is to abolish the Department of Education.

They have to beat down the vestiges of our once brilliant public education system. It is becoming evident that the under-educated, "low information:" voter who is hurting financially, and confused as to why, is their path to power.

And UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES can Civics be on the curriculum anywhere.

[Trust Buster]

1. Republicans don't learn lessons from electoral defeats. After the 2012 election, a post mortem was

done that yielded the logical path of reaching out to women and minorities. They went on to completely ignore it.

[annabanana]

2. Yeah.. but THIS lesson

aligns with their legislative agenda. Gotta drown those regulators in the bathtub after all.

[brush]

5. Ahhh . . . Grover Norquist and his "no taxes" pledge

What happened to him?

It still amazes me that for years he was able to get repug office holders to sign that stupid pledge that he thought up when he was a 12-year-old boy.

That party was beholden to a 12-year-old's imaginings for years, and now they have Trump.

Seems somehow appropriate.

[drray23]

3. they have been doing that for a long time already

at the local level by taking the school boards. There are many documented cases of school boards attempting to alter textbooks or passing ridiculous requirements.
I have started going to the meetings in my county and will likely run next time there is an election.

[TonyPDX]

4. Knowledge = Evil

[annabanana]

6. They are already well started with the demonization of teachers and

the sell-off of the system to profit-taking corporations...

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. And wisdom = Satan

[GeorgeGist]

7. FEMA re-education camps are sitting idle.

Anyone voting for Trump should be sent there.
























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[malaise]

9. Ignorance will not be bliss

come November