Idiots / fools / innocents who believe the compassionate-sounding "for the people" BS
Psychopaths and sociopaths who understand that the compassionate-sounding "for the people" bullsh-t is the best camouflage ever invented for Total Tyranny, because it enlists the victims into the army working to impose the Tyranny.
Curious though, if DOGE disbans the federal department of education, then who will enforce this communism teaching act? Am i missing a thread here or something? And if we create a department to enforce this communism teaching act, how will we keep that department from becoming a department of education 2.0, evolving back into the same cycle?
Something tells me this is just a vanity project, only looking good on paper without actual substance that will affect our future in a meaningful way.
Looking through the article, it seems that the bill only provides resources to develop the curriculum to be offered to schools everywhere. It does not provide provisions to FORCE the schools to teach this.
So while the gift of anti-communism is offered, it is up to the school districts to accept it. Hopefully, there is a way for individuals to access this curriculum, being paid with our tax dollars, if the schools refuse the curriculum.
Apologies. I neglected to test the link on my anonymous browser. I also got "reached free limit" when I did. Apologies. For some reason, when I saw it wasn't 'premium' I assumed free access.
WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 6 passed the Crucial Communism Teaching Act with a vote of 327–62. The bill, introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and cosponsored by 33 members of the House, seeks to address a gap in the education system related to the history of communism.
“Communism is one of the most destructive political ideologies the world has ever seen,” Rep. Salazar said when reintroducing the bill earlier this year.
“The Crucial Communism Teaching Act is important because our youth must remember the crimes of the communists, including those inflicted upon my constituents and their families in Florida’s 27th district.”
She first introduced the bill in September 2021, but it was not brought up for a vote at that time.
Specifically, the bill seeks to educate American students that “communism has led to the deaths of over 100,000,000 victims worldwide,” and that “1,500,000,000 people still suffer under communism.”
Ahead of the vote, Rep. Danny Burgess (R-Fla.) warned that many youth have been taught to see communism as something desirable, noting that a recent report indicated “half of GenZ students were unaware that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is responsible for more deaths than Nazi Germany.”
He also said that more than a quarter of Generation Z students view communism favorably and that 20 percent think that it is a better system than capitalism.
The curriculum will be developed by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an entity created by a unanimous vote of Congress in 1993 under President Bill Clinton.
“American students deserve to know the truth: communism is not a promise for a more equitable future—it is a brutal ideology that runs counter to democracy and the very principles our nation was founded upon,” said Ken Pope, CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
The legislation mandates that the new educational program will discuss “certain political ideologies, including communism and totalitarianism, that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy that are essential to the founding of the United States.”
It also makes space for an oral historical series called “Portraits in Patriotism,” which will feature stories from survivors of communist regimes. The bill’s authors said they wanted the survivors to describe the contrast between life under those political systems and life in the United States.
During a floor debate ahead of its passage, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said the bill was “narrowly tailored” and did not address more important issues such as “achievement gaps” and affordable education.
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Scott also said the bill “skirts around key historical lessons,” because it did not mention fascism directly, or teach about the House Un-American Activities Committee.
That initiative, led by former Sen. Joseph McCarthy, sought to stamp out communism in the United States in the mid-20th century but has come to be viewed by many as too heavy-handed in its approach.
Yes, should be standard reading for high school English class.
But the idea of getting the testimonies of survivors etc, is a very good move. Oral communication passed down generation to generation is built in to our genes.
This should be balanced out by coupling it with a "Crucial Fascism and Theocratic-Dictatorship" course. Communism isn't the only left-wing option of tyranny. The Nazis also hated Communism. I'd bet the Sharia Law Muslims hate it too. This has been a consistant tactic by the cabal in over-saturating students with one bad thing to the exclusion of others, which primes the students to be swayed into them in revulsion to the one which was hyper-focused on.
I think American students should be educated on ALL forms of government which are contrary to our Constitutional Republic. That way they won't turn to ANY of them if the brainwashing campaigns start again sometime down the road. They will already be fully immunized to those failed systems, and that's one vaccine I'll support! 💉👨🏫
Here’s the Article with no paywall for those interested
https://archive.is/2rJaR
You know you could also use URL below to get around paywall:
https://12ft/io/https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-overwhelmingly-passes-crucial-communism-teaching-act-5772162
See here:
https://12ft.io/
Communists come in two species:
Idiots / fools / innocents who believe the compassionate-sounding "for the people" BS
Psychopaths and sociopaths who understand that the compassionate-sounding "for the people" bullsh-t is the best camouflage ever invented for Total Tyranny, because it enlists the victims into the army working to impose the Tyranny.
When going to epochtimes.com just put 12ft.io/ in front to url and it will remove paywall.
https://12ft.io/https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-overwhelmingly-passes-crucial-communism-teaching-act-5772162
Oh man thank you!!! I was a paying customer and could never get to their stuff online!!
When I was in high school, we had to take A vs C (Americanism vs Communism) which taught about the ills of Communism.
Curious though, if DOGE disbans the federal department of education, then who will enforce this communism teaching act? Am i missing a thread here or something? And if we create a department to enforce this communism teaching act, how will we keep that department from becoming a department of education 2.0, evolving back into the same cycle?
Something tells me this is just a vanity project, only looking good on paper without actual substance that will affect our future in a meaningful way.
Looking through the article, it seems that the bill only provides resources to develop the curriculum to be offered to schools everywhere. It does not provide provisions to FORCE the schools to teach this.
So while the gift of anti-communism is offered, it is up to the school districts to accept it. Hopefully, there is a way for individuals to access this curriculum, being paid with our tax dollars, if the schools refuse the curriculum.
I've reached my free limit.
Can you cut and past a bit?
Apologies. I neglected to test the link on my anonymous browser. I also got "reached free limit" when I did. Apologies. For some reason, when I saw it wasn't 'premium' I assumed free access.
WASHINGTON—The House on Dec. 6 passed the Crucial Communism Teaching Act with a vote of 327–62. The bill, introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) and cosponsored by 33 members of the House, seeks to address a gap in the education system related to the history of communism.
“Communism is one of the most destructive political ideologies the world has ever seen,” Rep. Salazar said when reintroducing the bill earlier this year. “The Crucial Communism Teaching Act is important because our youth must remember the crimes of the communists, including those inflicted upon my constituents and their families in Florida’s 27th district.”
She first introduced the bill in September 2021, but it was not brought up for a vote at that time.
Specifically, the bill seeks to educate American students that “communism has led to the deaths of over 100,000,000 victims worldwide,” and that “1,500,000,000 people still suffer under communism.”
Ahead of the vote, Rep. Danny Burgess (R-Fla.) warned that many youth have been taught to see communism as something desirable, noting that a recent report indicated “half of GenZ students were unaware that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is responsible for more deaths than Nazi Germany.”
He also said that more than a quarter of Generation Z students view communism favorably and that 20 percent think that it is a better system than capitalism.
The curriculum will be developed by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an entity created by a unanimous vote of Congress in 1993 under President Bill Clinton.
“American students deserve to know the truth: communism is not a promise for a more equitable future—it is a brutal ideology that runs counter to democracy and the very principles our nation was founded upon,” said Ken Pope, CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
The legislation mandates that the new educational program will discuss “certain political ideologies, including communism and totalitarianism, that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy that are essential to the founding of the United States.”
It also makes space for an oral historical series called “Portraits in Patriotism,” which will feature stories from survivors of communist regimes. The bill’s authors said they wanted the survivors to describe the contrast between life under those political systems and life in the United States.
During a floor debate ahead of its passage, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said the bill was “narrowly tailored” and did not address more important issues such as “achievement gaps” and affordable education. Story continues below advertisement
Scott also said the bill “skirts around key historical lessons,” because it did not mention fascism directly, or teach about the House Un-American Activities Committee.
That initiative, led by former Sen. Joseph McCarthy, sought to stamp out communism in the United States in the mid-20th century but has come to be viewed by many as too heavy-handed in its approach.
Wow that's a very nice win. Make the kids read the gulag archipelago. That will scare them straight....
Yes, should be standard reading for high school English class.
But the idea of getting the testimonies of survivors etc, is a very good move. Oral communication passed down generation to generation is built in to our genes.
https://archive.is/2rJaR
Here’s the archived article. No paywall
This should be balanced out by coupling it with a "Crucial Fascism and Theocratic-Dictatorship" course. Communism isn't the only left-wing option of tyranny. The Nazis also hated Communism. I'd bet the Sharia Law Muslims hate it too. This has been a consistant tactic by the cabal in over-saturating students with one bad thing to the exclusion of others, which primes the students to be swayed into them in revulsion to the one which was hyper-focused on.
This seems like a good time to revisit this post: https://greatawakening.win/p/199OB9Bf0w/-the-true-political-spectrum---n/c/
I think American students should be educated on ALL forms of government which are contrary to our Constitutional Republic. That way they won't turn to ANY of them if the brainwashing campaigns start again sometime down the road. They will already be fully immunized to those failed systems, and that's one vaccine I'll support! 💉👨🏫
How many democrats voted for this?
Not sure exactly, but this:
I suspect that the 62 nays are democrats, but maybe there are some RINOS in there as well.
Wish that was around when I was young. As someone opposed to policies in Viet Nam I became one of the useless idiots taken in by "for the People."