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brooklynite

(93,840 posts)
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:43 PM Aug 2020

Trump demands 'patriotic education' in U.S. schools

Source: Politico

President Donald Trump said Monday that the nation must restore “patriotic education” in schools as a way to calm unrest in cities and counter “lies” about racism in the United States.

Trump blamed violent protests in Portland, Ore., and other cities in recent months on “left-wing indoctrination” in schools and universities, while accusing his Democratic presidential challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, of giving “moral aid and comfort” to vandals.

“Many young Americans have been fed lies about America being a wicked nation plagued by racism,” Trump said during a news conference. “Indeed, Joe Biden and his party spent their entire convention spreading this hateful and destructive message while refusing to say one word about the violence.”

Trump’s solution: Children must be taught that America is “an exceptional, free and just nation, worth defending, preserving and protecting,” he said.



Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/31/trump-patriotic-education-406521

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Trump demands 'patriotic education' in U.S. schools (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2020 OP
So, Hitler Youth, then. Jirel Aug 2020 #1
Yep. Full-on and unashamedly. RVN VET71 Sep 2020 #46
Story of Glorious Bolshevik Revolution For Young Comrades. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #47
They already do it's called social studies and civics. kimbutgar Aug 2020 #2
Yeah, Doturd is too FUCKING STUPID to realize... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #25
He doesn't want to teach Civics. Nexus2 Aug 2020 #27
I see they've been giving the idiot tutoring lessons. BlueStater Aug 2020 #3
Don't know what he means by "patriotic edu"? but I believe they all should start teaching civics napi21 Aug 2020 #4
America is worth defending. Laelth Aug 2020 #5
Did Trump take a school course on civics? What was his grade. Oops -- that is NCjack Aug 2020 #6
Words of a mad man. Didn't Hitler sound as insane, as the world's troops closed in around him Budi Aug 2020 #7
well said. but very scary. riversedge Aug 2020 #12
Well, it is a nation where a serial grifter can become president lonely bird Aug 2020 #8
A patriotic poster in every classroom dalton99a Aug 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Illumination Aug 2020 #18
Oh there you are Satan! Is your ass on fire? And is that a leaf blower? Watch out for the Illumination Aug 2020 #22
LEAFBLOWER! louzke9 Sep 2020 #36
Thank you, thank you louzke9! Illumination Sep 2020 #38
Are those more masterpieces from that 'artist' Mcnaughton? Nexus2 Aug 2020 #28
These Ingersollman Sep 2020 #42
When people like trump can get elected, perhaps we do need patriotic education. IMHO riversedge Aug 2020 #10
More Trump campaign press release than news article, really greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #11
Just who is listening to this nincomPOOP anymore? He deserves absolutely zero respect! Sad to Illumination Aug 2020 #13
Sounds like he wants right-wing indoctrination to me jmowreader Aug 2020 #14
Patriotic Brainwashing you mean. amb123 Aug 2020 #15
Damn scary. Ohiogal Aug 2020 #16
HA...drumpf talking about school..insert joke here Hip2bSquare Aug 2020 #17
The world does not need another dictatorship. warmfeet Aug 2020 #19
He's gone full on Andrew,the kid from the Twilight Zone Walleye Aug 2020 #20
Tell him once COVID-19 is behind us and virtual education is a thing of the past,... Freethinker65 Aug 2020 #21
And Donald Trump is the greatest president ever and should be for life rurallib Aug 2020 #23
Hey Orange JACKASS, you want patriotism taught in our CRK7376 Aug 2020 #24
Worth defending ... You mean like the values McCain, Kerry, Kerrey, Hagel, John Warner, Cleland etc karynnj Aug 2020 #26
Hey dude, schools are being taught on-line. Check it out yourself! BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #29
Approved! Newest Reality Aug 2020 #30
Stephen Ingersollman Sep 2020 #44
Dotard's very first proclamation as POTUS decleared his inauguration date a holiday. Grokenstein Aug 2020 #31
Echoes of North Korea dalton99a Aug 2020 #35
I'm sure Trump's idea of "patriotic education" is to brainwash American kids into blindly Nitram Aug 2020 #32
Wait!! So this is NOT Borowitz? Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #33
Hitlerjugend densan Aug 2020 #34
Teaching the xxqqqzme Sep 2020 #37
Biden needs to keep tRump on the hook & demand he say what the schools are lying about racism. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2020 #39
Yeah, that is why we are working on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion dude! AllyCat Sep 2020 #40
kinder kche kirche Ingersollman Sep 2020 #41
This is the sort of BS issue that pisses me off MissMillie Sep 2020 #43
OMG! Bayard Sep 2020 #45

RVN VET71

(2,686 posts)
46. Yep. Full-on and unashamedly.
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 12:56 PM
Sep 2020

Awaiting the formation of the Kyle Rittenhouse Brigade of the Trump Youth Organization, an organization for (mostly) white American boys, proud of their alternative-fact based country and dedicated to the eradication of anarchist educators, principals, and the un-American parts of the US Constitution.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
47. Story of Glorious Bolshevik Revolution For Young Comrades.
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 01:04 PM
Sep 2020

Also Principles Of Marxism, Cyrillic Penmanship, etc.

kimbutgar

(20,871 posts)
2. They already do it's called social studies and civics.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:46 PM
Aug 2020

But obviously MF45 must have had someone else take his test to pass those classes, since he obviously missed those lessons.

AZ8theist

(5,338 posts)
25. Yeah, Doturd is too FUCKING STUPID to realize...
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:31 PM
Aug 2020

if public schools started to teach civics again, the entire youth population would realize that the REPUKE Party has been a SCAM and a CON game for the last 100 years. FUCKING MORONS like Doturd would be manning a time share booth on a street corner in Queens, rather than screwing up the United States government.

DONALD TRUMP IS THE FUCKING DUMBEST AMERICAN IN HISTORY.

His followers are either RACISTS or R******* (IMBECILES) , or both.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
3. I see they've been giving the idiot tutoring lessons.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:47 PM
Aug 2020

“Indoctrination”? Where’d he hear that one from?

napi21

(45,806 posts)
4. Don't know what he means by "patriotic edu"? but I believe they all should start teaching civics
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:48 PM
Aug 2020

again! It's a damn shame how little HS Grads know about how their gov't works!

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
5. America is worth defending.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:48 PM
Aug 2020

But which America needs defending? Trump’s fictional utopia—a complete lie, or the true America, an imperfect republic that strives, year after year, to become better and live up to the ideal that all men (and women) are created equal?

I have no use for Trump’s fantasy. I very much prefer what we are now, and I love the fact that we continue to strive to be better.

-Laelth

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
6. Did Trump take a school course on civics? What was his grade. Oops -- that is
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:48 PM
Aug 2020

a state secret that we are not entitled to know.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
7. Words of a mad man. Didn't Hitler sound as insane, as the world's troops closed in around him
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:49 PM
Aug 2020

We are at the mercy of a cornered rabid mind with way too much power in his hands.

Damn!

Response to dalton99a (Reply #9)

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
22. Oh there you are Satan! Is your ass on fire? And is that a leaf blower? Watch out for the
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:15 PM
Aug 2020

American Bald Eagle! Oops...too late. It already took a sh** on you!

Ingersollman

(204 posts)
42. These
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 09:27 AM
Sep 2020

people are the perfect illustration of what is wrong with this country. Lack of education, awareness, and empathy. I weep for our country.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
13. Just who is listening to this nincomPOOP anymore? He deserves absolutely zero respect! Sad to
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:55 PM
Aug 2020

say he's even a part of the human race! And so very pathetic...

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
14. Sounds like he wants right-wing indoctrination to me
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:56 PM
Aug 2020

And..uhh Donnie...America IS a nation plagued by racism, and the worst racists are your supporters.

Hip2bSquare

(291 posts)
17. HA...drumpf talking about school..insert joke here
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 08:58 PM
Aug 2020

Should they take their own SATs also, Mr. Transcript No Show?

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
19. The world does not need another dictatorship.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:01 PM
Aug 2020

I hope we can help the world. Not feeling as confident about that as I would like to, currently. Hope does remain, however.

Walleye

(30,699 posts)
20. He's gone full on Andrew,the kid from the Twilight Zone
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:05 PM
Aug 2020

Cartoons and ice cream all the time. Send him to the cornfield

Freethinker65

(9,929 posts)
21. Tell him once COVID-19 is behind us and virtual education is a thing of the past,...
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:10 PM
Aug 2020

We will look at modifying the curriculum.

CRK7376

(2,187 posts)
24. Hey Orange JACKASS, you want patriotism taught in our
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:18 PM
Aug 2020

schools but you seem to forget that little 250years of Slavery in the USA and the following 90 years of Klan, Jim Crow, Grandfather Clause, Literacy Tests and abject racism across America since you came into office. You disparage veterans, you want protesters roughed up by the cops when the cops are shooting people in the back, when they have a no knock warrant for the wrong house and kill a woman with no weapon in her hand, you belittle a family who's Muslim son paid the ultimate price for the freedom you DID NOTHING TO EARN YOU COWARD! You have a Secretary of Education that fawns over private schools and institutions shortchanging my Title One high school full of Brown, Black, Yellow and white kids. May you rot in hell you stain on America.

karynnj

(59,474 posts)
26. Worth defending ... You mean like the values McCain, Kerry, Kerrey, Hagel, John Warner, Cleland etc
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 09:34 PM
Aug 2020

all not just learned, but internalized? Not a bone spur between them.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
29. Hey dude, schools are being taught on-line. Check it out yourself!
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:01 PM
Aug 2020

You may actually learn something for the first time in your life. Wait, what am I saying. Silly me. Never mind.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
30. Approved!
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:07 PM
Aug 2020
This message has been approved by the Ministry of Truth.

Chairwoman DeVos will be charged with setting up mandatory indoctrination and reeducation classes for all students in all grades in order to bring Big Bother's absolute and unquestionable American truths to light in order to inculcate patriotism and national pride into the minds of the Homeland Youth Corps.

We can then completely erase the doctrine of lies and historical revisions inserted by the devious and soulless socialist members of Antifa for decades in order to fully cleanse our great nation of the filth and degradation they have shamelessly polluted our country with again and again. The time has come to purge this evil completely and without mercy. Their party is over.

From there, we will create a strong, invincible, indivisible force for one party unity and sanitized political purity that will last a thousand years once the enemy that spreads erroneous thoughts and promotes subversive perversions is rooted out and eliminated entirely. We can not falter or hold back now for the fate of our great regime is at stake and, for the love of Big Bother, we will march forth triumphantly across the land with bravery and relentless vigor!

The malignant cancer of the treasonous leftist paradigm will be cut out completely with the scalpel of law and order no matter how much blood is shed in this great cause. We will teach the children of this country about their true heritage and shape their minds and direct their wills to the love and service of Big Bother and all he stands for.

Together, we are the unbreakable bundle of sticks on which our chosen one stands before all, bringing fear and disgrace to those who would oppose him.

Make America Clean and Pure Again! Victory over the false Americans is ours!

(Choco rations are up 5%)

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
31. Dotard's very first proclamation as POTUS decleared his inauguration date a holiday.
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:24 PM
Aug 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_National_Day_of_Patriotic_Devotion

THAT's what he considers "patriotic." But notice how many buttons the name alone pushes at once! Even got a hint of religion in there!

He wants children raised on nationalist bullshit. Seems like he's been watching cartoons again! Like this one, although the message is lost upon him:

dalton99a

(81,065 posts)
35. Echoes of North Korea
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 11:01 PM
Aug 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/24/trump-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion-echoes-north-korea
Donald Trump's 'day of patriotic devotion' has echoes of North Korea
US president’s inauguration day proclamation uses language uttered by Kim Jong-un in speeches to military and in the secretive state’s propaganda

Nitram

(22,663 posts)
32. I'm sure Trump's idea of "patriotic education" is to brainwash American kids into blindly
Mon Aug 31, 2020, 10:42 PM
Aug 2020

believing and obeying anything the president says.

AllyCat

(16,034 posts)
40. Yeah, that is why we are working on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion dude!
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 07:39 AM
Sep 2020

Because we have lost that exceptional, free and just standing and we are trying to get it back. Also, you could resign.

MissMillie

(38,452 posts)
43. This is the sort of BS issue that pisses me off
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 09:28 AM
Sep 2020

Whether or not some kid says the Pledge of Allegiance every day has absolutely no effect on my life (or anyone else's life) whatsoever.

But if you come out against this stuff you sound "unAmerican."

He keeps blaming the protestors. Does he really think that if the protestors pledge the flag every day that they won't notice things like systemic racism (which is getting them killed), lack of access to affordable health care (which is getting them killed), lack of access to affordable housing... oh and Covid-19 (which is GETTING THEM KILLED!) ?

I have a whopping $4.79 in my pocket. I'll bet all of it that 45 couldn't sing the National Anthem w/o help or a mistake.

Bayard

(21,801 posts)
45. OMG!
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 11:37 AM
Sep 2020

Is this really happening?

Along with it, we also go back to That Old Time Religion in the classrooms as well.

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