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Originally Posted by nguirado
No. I was a leftist for a time at a liberal California college. Most of my friends are leftists and most of the people I work with are liberals (I'm a teacher). I think I know liberals inside-out. (My parents are very conservative and I'm an officer in the Army Reserve, in which there are a lot of conservatives.)
I was just reacting to the post. I just wanted to give a dissenting view. Basically, ideological people want the curriculum to tilt in their direction. Nothing the conservatives in Texas want is historically inaccurate- it's a matter of emphasis.
I disagree with liberals, but that's usually because we don't share premises. Sometimes, it's a lack of information, but not usually; information is cheap nowadays.
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Interesting, and the liberals you know "demonstrate their solidarity with the oppressed by making fun of the middle class and conservative/religious poor people".
Is that correct?
I myself know many, many people. Some conservative, some liberal. All of them share a deep concern for the middle class and the poor. But the conservatives I know demonstrate their concern by voting for politicians who have only the interests of the the top 2% wealthiest in the US. When asked why, they reply "They want to keep the gays from marrying", or "They want to keep the Mexicans out", or "I heard that the Obamacare is gonna get my grandma killed", or "I want to protect unborn babies", or "They want to kill small business by denying tax cut extensions for the wealthy".
None of this is true, some of it is blind bigotry, and all of it is fed into their minds by the lobbyists of the top 2% via AM radio and corporate News channels.
And with all that they feed the lie that liberals "demonstrate their solidarity with the oppressed by making fun of the middle class and conservative/religious poor people".
Very effective to some, it seems.