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MindPilot

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4. Reality.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 04:40 PM

Oct 2013

High school seniors deserve to know the truth; that most everything they have learned up to this point about the theory of government and the rights of citizenship is complete bullshit.

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I am speaking to my daughters high school civic class on Thursday [View all] gopiscrap Oct 2013 OP

How important it is to be an educated voter. redstatebluegirl Oct 2013 #1

that comity is essential to Democracy grantcart Oct 2013 #2

Would it be possible to respectfully point out that the "both sides are to blame" narrative ... 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #3

Reality. MindPilot Oct 2013 #4

to be engaged and vote as soon as they are able Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #5

I would tell them...... kimbutgar Oct 2013 #6

Actually, tell them there are often more than two sides to every story - haele Oct 2013 #8

hello. tillikum Oct 2013 #7

I think the key thing is to stress how important it is MineralMan Oct 2013 #9

Good point and I was going that way! gopiscrap Oct 2013 #10

Well, I think that would be just fine, too. MineralMan Oct 2013 #11

yeah I know, but she's the one who brought me in gopiscrap Oct 2013 #13

Which case was that? BlueCheese Oct 2013 #12

"Collier-vs-City of Tacoma" gopiscrap Oct 2013 #14

Interesting. BlueCheese Oct 2013 #15

the law was used as a ruse to help incumbents gopiscrap Oct 2013 #16