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byAnonymous Coward writes:
Trump wants to re-write history and only teach things he agrees with. He has already deleted plenty of inconvenient truths from the Department of Defense website and purged photos that show historical events he doesn't agree with. Returning education to the states is his attempt to let states warp their curriculum to whatever version of history is in favor this year.
Moon landing? Didn't happen.
Holocaust? Made up to justify WWII.
Evolution? False because apes can't talk.
Bible study? Mandatory.
byDan East ( 318230 ) writes:
Trump wants to re-write history and only teach things he agrees with
Isn't he relinquishing his federal power over education by dismantling the federal department of education? I mean if that's his goal, to rewrite history and control what is taught, wouldn't he want to consolidate power at his level of the government even more?
I just don't understand the logic here, because he wouldn't need to return control to the states. It is totally within his power to have the education department let the states do whatever they want (and for the most part they already can, right?) and
byavandesande ( 143899 ) writes:
This goes along with the 'facist' line of reasoning. What facist would reduce the scope of government?
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byTyler Durden ( 136036 ) writes:
You can go ahead and take the quotes off of "fascist".
Here [youtube.com] is an excellent video where a history professor addresses questions regarding dictatorships, including fascist ones, which shows some telling parallels with the current Trump presidency. It talks about how they like to dismantle certain functioning aspects of the government for their own power as well.
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bydryeo ( 100693 ) writes:
Ones early in their reigns. First they dismantle the parts they don't agree with, then replace those parts with government or business parts that further they're agenda.
Do not Americans have world history in school?
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