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The money quote is that one of the explicit purposes of public school is to indoctrinate our children to be patriotic and to defend the nation. That is nationa
by delackner 19y ago
The money quote is that one of the explicit purposes of public school is to indoctrinate our children to be patriotic and to defend the nation. That is nationalism folks, the movement that helped cause most of the wars in the last century. The movement that is right now causing riots in Serbia.
It may not sound like such a huge thing, but even in second grade I remember refusing to say the pledge of allegiance, despite my parents never pushing any kind of left OR right wing ideology on me.
- noonespecial 19y agoI remember in 4th grade or so, the pledge started to sound a little spooky to me as well. I think home schooling is an important right because it's the last, best defense against a total fail in the public school system. It also makes it possible for middle and lower class children to have private education rather than having that option end up a further luxury for just the rich.
- andreyf 19y agoIf you mean to say that "you were just born a freedom-lover", I don't agree. You assimilate ideas and concepts from all around you, and parents are having less and less to do with it.