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13. Research "The Dumbing Down of America". It's been advised many times.

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 12:29 PM

Jul 2018

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Once you do, you will understand. It is a real program started in the 40's to make sure kids learned and expressed only what they were taught. No facts necessary. No free-thinking. No descenting. You fail the grade if you don't tow the line. No joke. You are now seeing the results. It's basically called brainwashing.

Too funny. Should be dissenting. Excuse me and still look it up.

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Ignorance is destroying America. [View all] yardwork Jul 2018 OP

excellent message yarkwork. Thanks for this still_one Jul 2018 #1

Thank you. yardwork Jul 2018 #3

You are so right, which is why repugs continue to defund education... brush Jul 2018 #63

+1000 sheshe2 Jul 2018 #2

Thanks! yardwork Jul 2018 #4

You really nailed it. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #6

I get your point YessirAtsaFact Jul 2018 #5

I share all this frustration. I agree that we need the Fairness Doctrine back. yardwork Jul 2018 #8

I agree with all of what you said as the disinformation is one of two root causes Dustlawyer Jul 2018 #30

Oh, FFS! brer cat Jul 2018 #44

Sorry you believe that. Dustlawyer Jul 2018 #49

You can't make *any* advances on these issues brer cat Jul 2018 #56

I think that we need to focus on one thing - electing a majority of Democrats. yardwork Jul 2018 #53

Bingo! hot2na Jul 2018 #25

Welcome to DU, hot2na! calimary Jul 2018 #40

FD not possible - it is time to politicize advertising on political talk radio - to democratize it certainot Jul 2018 #43

GOTV. Democrats MUST retake the House in November - at a minimum dalton99a Jul 2018 #7

It's our last hope. yardwork Jul 2018 #10

Sad, but true. Captain Stern Jul 2018 #9

The numbers are there if we get them to the polls. yardwork Jul 2018 #11

Terrifying how many people are so misinformed, ignorant,and could care less. Pepsidog Jul 2018 #32

Some excellent points, especially about the criticisms of Clinton. How did that work for everyone? George II Jul 2018 #12

I know people who would have voted for the devil if that kept Hillary out Ohiogal Jul 2018 #27

Research "The Dumbing Down of America". It's been advised many times. judesedit Jul 2018 #13

Beginnings of dumbfuckistan began with Raygun. kairos12 Jul 2018 #14

Completely gay texan Jul 2018 #38

An oldie but a goodie...Iraq attacked NYC n/t hibbing Jul 2018 #15

I have been saying this for years gopiscrap Jul 2018 #16

Sort of agree. Behind the Aegis Jul 2018 #17

Or corrupt. I mean, what do you say about somebody who PatrickforO Jul 2018 #22

And ... the Labor Movement is run by communists. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #18

And don't forget - it was really Hillary who collided with the Russians. calimary Jul 2018 #20

Requiring schools to teach critical thinking would be a good start. CloudWatcher Jul 2018 #19

Yep. PatrickforO Jul 2018 #21

That's not ignorance, that's a lack of counterpropaganda n/t leftstreet Jul 2018 #23

If ignorance is another word for being republican, I agree with you. nt Ferrets are Cool Jul 2018 #24

K&R... spanone Jul 2018 #26

It is appalling treestar Jul 2018 #28

AMEN!!! demigoddess Jul 2018 #29

There is a Reason for the Half-Century Assault on Public Education by Republicans dlk Jul 2018 #31

You have to keep fighting. We have to keep fighting. lancelyons Jul 2018 #33

Fox is the enemy of the people. SargeXXX Jul 2018 #34

There IS an epidemic in inner cities. I was glad to get the hell out. MadDAsHell Jul 2018 #35

I hear you, but when people are scapegoated, no positive change is possible. yardwork Jul 2018 #42

K&R smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #36

more to come OceanPete Jul 2018 #37

+1000, I remember the first time I heard Rush Limbaugh. He was on R B Garr Jul 2018 #39

There may be a little hope... N_E_1 for Tennis Jul 2018 #41

I really like Sarah Silverman and her unpredictable takes on things. LAS14 Jul 2018 #52

K&R. TexasTowelie Jul 2018 #45

Well Done, yardwork! Everything you stated Cha Jul 2018 #46

Happy 4th, buddy! yardwork Jul 2018 #58

Well, you too, kiddo.. like Kamala Tweeted quoting Frederick Douglass.. Cha Jul 2018 #60

I hear good things about Frederick Douglass. I think he's going places! yardwork Jul 2018 #62

Right.. who can see ol Fredrick's Cha Jul 2018 #64

Excellent post! secondwind Jul 2018 #47

Absolutely true marlakay Jul 2018 #48

Great thread Gothmog Jul 2018 #50

Soon after the 2016 election I began thinking that... LAS14 Jul 2018 #51

We actually don't have to "regain the majority" - we already are! jimlup Jul 2018 #54

I don't think it's people on the left who don't understand that majority rules in Congress. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #55

It is a teenie bit more complicated NewEnglandAutumn Jul 2018 #57

K&R Scurrilous Jul 2018 #59

Here is an old Turkish proverb -- Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2018 #61

Thank you all for your replies. You give me hope. yardwork Jul 2018 #65

I was just thinking about this. betsuni Jul 2018 #66

Rich guss Jul 2018 #67

See below, lambchopp #70 lambchopp59 Jul 2018 #71

It's worse than that bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #68

It's stupidity and apathy. A sizable percentage of our population just doesn't give a fuck. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 #69

Examples touch on, but skip one plank in the falsehood based platform: lambchopp59 Jul 2018 #70

Agreed guss Jul 2018 #72