Quote:Hayworth said that civics education has dropped in America and it's related to the push of socialism.
LOL! There is far more evidence that deficient civics education helps to cause the uninformed /misinformed to more easily fall for demagogues like Trump and Russian bots.
"[Students] don't understand what it means to have government control every aspect of our lives," she said.
The Statehouse File reported that Ken Folks, chief of governmental affairs for Indiana's Department of Education, is against the proposed bill.
"The standards require the students to learn the material at a greater depth of knowledge than just a test that asks for memorization," Folks said.
In case some righties 'misunderstand', those are the current standards. The 'memorization'....teach to the test......standards are what is being proposed.
Not surprising that the right prefers rote to reading for comprehension. 'Understanding' is a threat to their governance.
As for the constant use of the word 'socialism' as a pejorative?
SS, Medicare, Snap benefits are all socialism. Which do you wish to make go away.
I posted how the Blue State tax revenues are redistributed disproportionately to Red States. That's not an opinion.
Higher GDP States generate higher tax revenue for the Fed government. The tax system is redistributive; that too is 'socialism'.
There are no industrialized nations that are not a mix of capitalism and socialism
So be careful what you wish for, or walk your uninformed talk.
Get rid of ALL of it. Or, just redistribute tax revenue exactly by State contribution. And then say goodbye to most of the States of the old confederacy and throw in the Great Plains. 'Gone with the wind', indeed.
Those areas will become 'Mad Max' territory. Blue State Americans will marvel in horror as they 'fly over' junk cars chasing each other past burning oil wells and vandalized wind farms to reach the safest water holes.
Hey wait, isn't that a fairly accurate description of some of it now?
Of course the Blue States will have a compassionate refugee program to welcome Red State asylum seekers who test out as sane and disease free. Maybe.
Yeah, we're rethinking that 'pre-existing condition' thingy for those who voted against their best interest.
