Wisconsin Eighth Graders Taught That Conservatism Is About ‘Restricting Personal Freedoms’

[Tx4obama]

Wisconsin Eighth Graders Taught That Conservatism Is About ‘Restricting Personal Freedoms’

Parents are crying foul after eighth-grade students in one Wisconsin school district were assigned a crossword about conservatism and liberalism, with the puzzle’s answers skewing in favor of one ideology over the other.

In the exercise, liberalism is defined as: “the political belief of equality and personal freedom for everyone, often changing the current system to increase government protection of civil liberties.”

Conservatism is defined as: “the political belief of preserving traditional moral values by restricting personal freedoms and encouraging prosperity through economic freedom.”

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More here: http://www.mediaite.com/online/wisconsin-eighth-graders-taught-that-conservatism-is-about-restricting-personal-freedoms/

Sounds correct to me

[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. How insulting.

Conservatives will allow you any freedom you wish as long as what you wish is to be is a white, straight, Christian.

[AverageJoe90]

2. Unfortunately, this does hold quite true, at least for more hardcore forms of conservatism.....

.....which is why "Liberal" is a label that I wear quite proudly these days.

[elleng]

3. Its wrong and foolish, imo.

Sorry, Tx4.

1.The inclination, especially in politics, to maintain the existing or traditional order.
2. A political philosophy or attitude emphasizing respect for traditional institutions, distrust of government activism, and opposition to sudden change in the established order.


Of course its been completely twisted in recent years, so THEY don't know what they're supposed to stand for.

[LeftofObama]

4. I don't see a problem.

The truth must hurt them something awful!

[reformist2]

5. Both definitions are too glib.

[Montoya]

6. Wisconsin Eighth Graders Taught That Conservatism Is About ‘Restricting Personal Freedoms’ View pro

This sounds about right. Conservatism is all about restricting freedoms to those who don't fall in with their razor thin view of society. Here is some "freedoms" conservatives love. Abortion, SS marriage, secularism, workers rights, and healthcare just to name a couple....Oh wait they are against these things, how very "small government" of them!

[freshwest]

7. Maybe the parents haven't seen the news for the past few years. Conservatives proved this.

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[PeaceNikki]

9. The lady who reported this atrocity...

[freshwest]

10. ...

[Merlot]

8. Truth hurts sometimes.