Jesus wrote the U.S. Constitution with help from Joe McCarthy, Newt Gingrich and Ronald Reagan; Ted Kennedy never existed, nor did Thomas Jefferson, hip-hop music & culture nor transsexuals.
At least that’s what school children in Texas will soon learn if the Texas School Board gets its way in a circle-jerk editing session for social studies textbooks.
And, why not? After all, this is Texas…reality left a long time ago (Hello? George Bush? Rick Perry?)
New Texas tourism campaign slogan: “Whooo-wee Texas! We make Florida, Alabama & Mississippi look SANE!”
Seriously, in its boldest move yet to install fascism here in ‘Murka, the American Taliban is right now pursuing the Texas Textbook Chainsaw Massacre to force innocent little school children to learn made up crap thereby ensuring they will grow up to be as messed-up as their parents.
So-called Christian Conservatives – the American Taliban – somehow gained control of the state board of education in the Republic of Texas and last week edited social studies and history textbooks they deemed, “too librul.”
Out: Thomas Jefferson as a man of the Enlightenment. In: Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin & William Blackstone. (It’s actually a wonder these knuckle-draggers even know who the latter group is.)
Out: separation of church & state. In: Newt Gingrich and the Contract with America.
“I reject the notion by the left of a constitutional separation of church and state,” said one of the right-wing Republicans. (Note to delusional school board member: please check Amendment Numero Uno…”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;”)
Out: the non-violence of the civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In: their scary perceived violence of the Black Panther Party.
And just plan out is any mention that Tejanos died at the Alamo.
“We’re adding balance,” said another Taliban member. “History has already been skewed. Academia is skewed too far to the left.”
Out: “capitalism” as an economic system. In: “free enterprise.”
“Let’s face it, capitalism does have a negative connotation,” said another school board member. “You know, ‘capitalist pig!” (Really, did not make up that quote.)
All this leaves us with a number of questions to ponder: Can these people dress themselves? Will Texas students learn about sociopaths from books or real-life examples? What’s the next step in this sordid chain of events? Banning all music except that of Ted Nugent? WTF?
“Librul” lol
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