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[–] [email protected] 157 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

He also blames a ridiculously exclusive school in Cali for the kids of ridiculouslu wealthy parents for her forming her own opinions about stuff. It's the same as other conservatives claiming college brainwashes kids.

Also, we can take the "full blown communist" part as seriously as any other time a billionaire says it. She could have said something like "maybe rich people should pay more tax" and get that label from them.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago

Oh for sure. Extreme statements like that always ring as “They’re not how I want them to be so I’m going to call them radical”.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We want you to be well-educated, smart, and be a critical thinker that can think fo......wait....no, stop.....not like that. We want you to critically think....but also arrive at the same correct conclusions as us....wtf, are you doing?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't even pretend to want critical thinking...

That was the big push behind "no child left behind". A focus on rote memorization and following rules.

Because funding was tied to scores, teachers had to focus on what was being tested. And since critical thinking wasn't tested, it became the lowest priority.

The "boots on the ground" conservatives may not be smart, but the ones at the top of the movement 100% understand what's going on. And they've spent decades trying to increase their numbers.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

The Texas Republican Party made being against critical thinking part of their platform, explicitly.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He doesnt seem to understand where he himself stands politically, making it a safe bet he falls to properly identify where others are.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

he understands, it’s just not popular to say the quiet part out loud