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Originally Posted by LuckyNiner
I was waiting for that.
My point is that not everyone on this site browses through the Politics forum. Some things are too important to leave for the minority of forum members interested in world affairs to discuss for themselves.
I made this thread not to have illiterate 40-year-old men call me a 15-year-old America-hating socialist.
I made this thread in the hope that people who don't usually look through the Politics forum would see it. It was less for political discussion and more for public knowledge.
Anyway, rules are rules, I understand.
I hear you. I truly do. And I not only understand the motivation, I agree with it--the importance of getting more than the opinions of the older seasoned politicos in residence. Sadly, those folks are accustomed to fighting pretty dirty, and that's really the reason it has to go into that forum.
I also agree with you on the illiterate 40-year-old man thing, too. The debate would somehow make more sense without that overemotional anger and instead with thoughtful consideration. Oh, and he's not yet 40, actually.
One thing you can do, if you'd like to, is put a little promo thread on the main forum urging people to check in with the latest thread in politics and give their opinion, even if they don't normally frequent that forum. Then you could link it . . . That would help drive them there from the main lounge, and I might even come after you and add a little disclaimer that it contains some heated debates. I could also create the promo, too, if you prefer. Above all, I want you see that I think getting those younger opinions is important, too, and that I truly didn't move this thread over some arbitrary "mod power" decision.
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Originally Posted by Bong30
Im dissapointed that our public schools are tuning out socialist like you guys.......
IE jay Bennish goggle him, you guys and gals would love his class
Why don't you read this Bong you might enjoy it....
How public education cripples our kids, and why
http://www.spinninglobe.net/againstschool.htm
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Thanks BG.... your great
Do i have to take name calling from you.....
I was trying.....im done
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Originally Posted by BlueCat
you guys would love this guy
Jay Bennish is a social studies, American history and political geography teacher at Overland High School in Aurora, Colorado. He joined the faculty in 2000.
On February 1, 2006, student Sean Allen recorded one of Bennish's lectures on his iPod. Allen took his objections regarding Bennish's class to the media, and this developed into an international story.
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1 The recorded class
2 Media reaction
3 Inaccuracies in the recorded lecture
4 Aftermath
5 External links
[edit] The recorded class
After being prompted by students to talk about the State of the Union Address given by U.S. President George W. Bush the previous evening, Bennish suggested that Bush's tone was "eerily similar" to that of Adolf Hitler's speeches (in that both were very ethnocentric), and that capitalism was "at odds with human rights".
Bennish also posed the question, "who is probably the single most violent nation on planet Earth?", concurring with a student's response "we [the United States] are". He encouraged students to consider how other nations might see the United States and its allies, suggesting that "to many Native Americans [the American] flag is no different from the Nazi flag," and that Palestinians see the Israelis as "the real terrorists". Speaking about the U.S. "war on drugs" in Colombia, he made a reductio ad absurdum argument suggesting that other countries might have reason to drop chemicals on U.S. tobacco fields "to destroy the tobacco plants that are killing millions and millions of people in their countries every year, and causing them billions of dollars in healthcare costs".
The recording ends with Bennish saying, "I'm not in any way implying that you should agree with me. I don't know if I'm even necessarily taking a position. But what I'm trying to get you to do is to think [â?¦] about these issues more in-depth, [â?¦] and not just to take things from the surface. I'm glad you asked all of your questions, 'cause they're all very good, legitimate questions, and hopefully that'll allow other people to think about those things, too."
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Sounds like a great idea Birdgirl....
I am sorry but I can't help but get emotional and I honestly can't understand others not being emotional. If you are paying attention how can you not get upset?
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If your not mad your not paying attention
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bong 30 where did u find that story? that looks very interesting and i would like to read more into it
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Google Jay bennish.... wikipidia...
our kids are being brain washed and they dont know it....
you dont know it
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well we finally agree on something but that was written by John Taylor Gatto he taught in NY city and he wrote The Underground History of American Education.
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I get upset over it but what can we do?
