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submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@beehaw.org

The updated standards say students should learn that enslaved people “developed skills” that “could be applied for their personal benefit,” and that in teaching about mob violence against Black residents instructors should note “acts of violence perpetrated against and by African Americans.”

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[-] circularfish@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago

So “Arbeit Macht Frei” basically.

I don’t know what is more disturbing, that they are incorporating actual fascist ideology into their curricula, or that these supposed ‘educators’ are so ignorant of history that they don’t realize they are doing so.

[-] Dethedrus@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

At least the interests behind them are completely cognizant of what they're doing.

The assault by Moms for Liberty and their other less 'insane' kin on school boards across the nation is honestly terrifying. And just so well coordinated.

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