when hub and I were in grade-school, it was mandatory to recite (the pledge of allegiance and The Lord's Prayer),
and we are both glad of this, as it set certain standards in our minds of something good and positive...
and we are both glad of this, as it set certain standards in our minds of something good and positive...
In my old hometown the schools there did away with the grading system in classwork and the placement system in sports. Kids can't fail in tests or homework today. A kid runs track, finishes last, and they are praised for finishing. No placement, first ,second, third.
Because those placements hurt the feelings of slower children. It isn't right to inspire children to want to accomplish something, or to excel in their talents. Be mediocre, be lazy, be indifferent to the scholastic nature of your education, be dumb, be uneducated, you'll still graduate! Because we don't want to hurt your feelings. And because if Socialists calling themselves social Democrats have anything to say about your future, you'll not have to be smart enough to get a job anyway.
They'll insure you have a home, a paycheck you don't earn, and all your bills paid just because you voted for them. Oh, can't read a ballot in order to vote for them? That's no problem. Eventually we'll install voice recorded balloting. All one has to do is say whom they want to vote for and it counts. Progress in a country where dumb is being championed and self respect belittled.
USA
USA
USA!
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