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[Lou Deman]

No one is saying you wouldn’t exploit a person regardless of race or identity for personal financial gain.

No argument there but I try to keep it mutually beneficial.

 

[PoppaJ]

The article states that prager is one of many sources referenced to make up the material to be taught.
I say teach history straight down the middle. The more offensive the better as it will change young mindsets and it will also show a constant move in the right direction. The problem is history is always taught from a point of view

Great, so you agree this has no place in Florida’s education system?

PragerU is not an accredited university, and it publicly says the group is a “force of good” against the left. It’s a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles that produces videos that touch on a range of themes, including climate policies (specifically how “energy poverty, not climate change” is the real crisis), the flaws of Canada’s government-run health care system (and how the American privatized system is better), and broad support for law enforcement (and rejection of Black Lives Matter). In some cases, the videos tell kids that their teachers are “misinformed” or “lying.”

Some videos talk about the history of race relations and slavery. In one video, two kids travel back in time to meet Christopher Columbus, who tells them that he should not be judged for enslaving people because the practice was “no big deal” in his time. Columbus argued to the kids that he did not see a problem with it because “being taken as a slave is better than being killed.”

 

[Matt J]

What are they teaching that you are against? or think is unfactual?

That slavery had any benefits for the enslaved.

 

[Matt J]

Is it your boyfriend?

Do you need any school supplies? Do you have a backpack?

 

[Leader of the Banned]

I'm just hoping to be as good as you when I grow up (fingers crossed)

There is always hope.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

That slavery had any benefits for the enslaved.

That's like saying imprisonment benefitted POWs who were injured, captured and then given life saving medical attention prior to their brutal captivity. They survived, and if that's not a benefit, what is?

 

[Katie_lied]

What are they teaching that you are against? or think is unfactual?

They teach slavery is a fact, but then they added it’s better to be a slave than being killed. And back in the day it wasn’t a big deal. So facts can be taught. However, when presented with attitudes and opinions it can become muddled.

 

[PoppaJ]

Apparently it's not indoctrination if you agree with it.

DeSantis says ‘no’ to indoctrination. PragerU brings it to Florida schools.

A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

www.tampabay.com

Or believe it’s true.
My wife and I moved to Miramar Beach in 2007/2008. Since we have been gone our best friend and his wife were sadly left dealing with the wife’s dementia.
When we visited she would say things that are untrue about family, places, memories etc. and we would try and correct her believing we were helping.
We quickly learned this was the wrong approach because she would become very angry when corrected insisting she was right. We realized this was her reality and there was no hope of her ever returning to normal so we just started to politely listen and nod as this calmed her.
We no longer visit because over the last sixteen years she has forgotten who we are.
This is similar to how I view MAGAs. They are also hopeless and the only difference is we will all suffer for their self imposed alternate reality.
It’s as if we are living on the bizzaro planet of Htrae from the Superman comics.

 

[Matt J]

Leprosy Appears to Be on The Rise in Florida

A 54-year-old Florida man diagnosed with leprosy adds to a growing number of cases detected in the south-eastern United States, which appears to be a new hotspot for the disease.

www.sciencealert.com

That's right Leprosy! A biblical punishment for sinners....

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Or believe it’s true.
My wife and I moved to Miramar Beach in 2007/2008. Since we have been gone our best friend and his wife were sadly left dealing with the wife’s dementia.
When we visited she would say things that are untrue about family, places, memories etc. and we would try and correct her believing we were helping.
We quickly learned this was the wrong approach because she would become very angry when corrected insisting she was right. We realized this was her reality and there was no hope of her ever returning to normal so we just started to politely listen and nod as this calmed her.
We no longer visit because over the last sixteen years she has forgotten who we are.
This is similar to how I view MAGAs. They are also hopeless and the only difference is we will all suffer for their self inflicted alternate reality.
It’s as if we are living on the bizzaro planet of Htrae from the Superman comics.

Did you hear about how Pfizer spelled backwards is Rezifp, and Rezifp is supposed to be some sort of god that wields a Jewish Space laser? I'm making some of this up, because I can't remember the equally absurd conspiracy.