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Shell_Seas

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19. That's disappointing, because the state board of education is a real problem.

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 16, 2020, 05:13 PM

Nov 2020

My 5-year-old came home recently with a Christopher Columbus puppet he made himself. When I asked him if Columbus was a good guy or a bad guy, he said he was good, because he sailed across the ocean.

Luckily my 7-year-old was also in the car and corrected him by telling him he was a bad guy because he committed genocide. Which, I'm sure she learned from me. I've become really adamant about teaching my children the truth about colonialism and its effects on communities of color. I have to, they aren't taught it in school.

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Texas Dems. Can y'all please talk to me? [View all] Shell_Seas Nov 2020 OP

My theory is that Chainfire Nov 2020 #1

I'm Texan. Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #5

I'll talk to ya'. Jirel Nov 2020 #2

Helping repair rural county chapters? How do we do that? Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #4

Support? Barely contact. Jirel Nov 2020 #7

I agree. I have often spoke about how I never get contacted by my local Dem group. Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #14

Thanks. This is a good example of the ongoing education I get here at DU. abqtommy Nov 2020 #3

It takes a long time to fix gerrymandering. That seems to be job 1 in many states. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #6

It doesn't look like we'll fix it this decade. Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #15

IKR? nt Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author northoftheborder Nov 2020 #8

My county is rural/suburban. For a long time - two groups: the official county Dem. Party, and a northoftheborder Nov 2020 #9

Good question. I'm going to write them a strongly worded letter. I'm serious. Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #16

Fannin County BaileyBill Nov 2020 #10

Is 3% enough in a state that is historically a non-voting state? Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #17

Another northern county hurl Nov 2020 #11

Wait for them all to die off? (the angry elderly evangelicals) Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #18

Political parties differ from grassroots organizations LeftInTX Nov 2020 #12

BTW...The Texas Democratic Party has a Rural Caucus LeftInTX Nov 2020 #13

That's disappointing, because the state board of education is a real problem. Shell_Seas Nov 2020 #19