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bemildred

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8. I was wondering yesterday when did we stop training citizens

Reply to Brigid (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 10:47 AM

Apr 2012

for their role in our democracy? Because we sure as hell did.

We used to get much more worked up about guilting people into voting too. Now it's all about restricting voting any way they can think up that might be legal.

I remember as a young adult being very annoyed about all the stuff that I really NEEDED to know (generally centering around issues of sex, money, and politics), that nobody taught me. The young are treated like fair game in our culture, so it's no wonder we are going downhill as a nation.

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Noam Chomsky: How the Young Are Indoctrinated to Obey [View all] marmar Apr 2012 OP

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Yes, the culture war is real, and it's about who gets to keep all the money. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #3

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K&R! countryjake Apr 2012 #5

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Now just how in the hell . . . Brigid Apr 2012 #7

I was wondering yesterday when did we stop training citizens bemildred Apr 2012 #8

The last thing TPTB want to see . . . Brigid Apr 2012 #9

Gee. Who would benefit from a dumbed-down population? Octafish Apr 2012 #10

Stupid people vote republican Doctor_J Apr 2012 #11