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maryallen

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65. Agree.

Reply to fightforfreedom (Original post)

Fri Feb 4, 2022, 01:02 AM

Feb 2022

Well said. As a retired teacher, I am amazed at their lack of knowledge of our constitution and laws, in general.

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As I watched the attack on our capital, I saw things most Americans did not. [View all] fightforfreedom Feb 2022 OP

The Audacity of Trump saying NOTHING wrong took place on January 6th, 2021 ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #1

Just imagine a Democratic COngress ending the same mob for him at the malaise Feb 2022 #6

I saw ignorance NewHendoLib Feb 2022 #2

So did I. And idolatry of a big fat yellow-haired self-proclaimed "god." calimary Feb 2022 #27

Misinformation courtesy of Fux News and the rest of the Reicht-wing hate media. OMGWTF Feb 2022 #29

I am less inclined to believe a failure of education.... TheRealNorth Feb 2022 #3

100% agree obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #5

It's human nature to readily accept that which supports one's world view Kaleva Feb 2022 #11

How many of the traitors were home schooled? greymattermom Feb 2022 #85

As a high school teacher in their 31st year of teaching, don't put that shit on us. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2022 #4

Agreed! TreasonousBastard Feb 2022 #8

I was wrong saying it was complete failure of our education system. I apologize. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #13

That's fair. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2022 #21

You cannot induce belligerently ignorant people to learn. I left teaching because more Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #70

Ask not what they were taught, but what they chose to learn. yardwork Feb 2022 #76

BINGO! I LIKE that......... MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #99

I agree and prefer rootin tootin Feb 2022 #35

Thank you. SpEd teacher here evemac Feb 2022 #36

An individual teacher spends about 5 hours per week with a student. world wide wally Feb 2022 #39

You should be able to agree that public education has been disrupted by constant pressure from... usaf-vet Feb 2022 #86

It IS bad education gnesta Feb 2022 #97

800 people out of 300+ million attacking the Capitol and you say it's complete failure... Kaleva Feb 2022 #7

I read it was thousands of people nt Tickle Feb 2022 #58

An estimated 30k were at the protest in DC but only about 800 attacked the Capitol Kaleva Feb 2022 #68

Only about 800 ENTERED the Capitol. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2022 #95

The difference is so small it's insignificant Kaleva Feb 2022 #96

I'm with ya A HERETIC I AM Feb 2022 #100

Well, millions STILL support turd blossom. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #71

All true and let's add the total failure and complicity of this nation's religious leaders and our ShazamIam Feb 2022 #9

I saw rage and fear fed by lies and scheming. nolabear Feb 2022 #10

Five long, exhausting years of this madness. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #26

God knows...it's a miracle we're not all drug dependent. nolabear Feb 2022 #44

All true but in addition . . . peggysue2 Feb 2022 #12

I saw it too for sure. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #14

You saw white fear fueled by propaganda nini Feb 2022 #15

That's for sure. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #17

Not just "white" fear whathehell Feb 2022 #67

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #81

As soon as TFG was nominated I knew shit would fly. He opened pandora's box chowder66 Feb 2022 #16

It's not the education system that's to blame. It is deliberate ignorance. MineralMan Feb 2022 #18

Willful ignorance. Ferryboat Feb 2022 #19

You are correct, that's why I apologized. I was wrong. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #20

I self-educate every time Mr.Bill Feb 2022 #24

From --- Dietrich Bonhoeffer- LETTERS AND PAPERS FROM PRISON HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #22

As usual, he is correct. MineralMan Feb 2022 #33

Religious nutz too. They have no filter other than what their whak-o preacher said. OMGWTF Feb 2022 #31

MM Traildogbob Feb 2022 #40

Exactly. MineralMan Feb 2022 #53

"Stupidity is a choice." Really? Always? dchill Feb 2022 #64

Bad parenting. moondust Feb 2022 #23

Agree 100% BlueJac Feb 2022 #25

crowds llashram Feb 2022 #28

I said this on another forum that I belong to: Initech Feb 2022 #30

It makes sense when you see the video on Bonhoeffers theory of stupidity patphil Feb 2022 #32

Thanks! That was good. Bonhoeffer's theory seems pretty solid, though I'm Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2022 #74

Complete failure of our education system CloudWatcher Feb 2022 #34

Nope. Our education system is not at fault. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2022 #37

I saw closed minds. Impervious imbeciles whom will never be swayed. czarjak Feb 2022 #38

I saw the fruit of a decades-long Propaganda campaign. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #41

✓+ live love laugh Feb 2022 #61

Education had nothing to do with it LittleGirl Feb 2022 #42

Another contributing factor... media-driven narcissism jmbar2 Feb 2022 #43

Fox News rebe303 Feb 2022 #45

Well said. orangecrush Feb 2022 #46

I saw the opposite: education systems and social systems that had been taken over NullTuples Feb 2022 #47

"...what we are about to go through." live love laugh Feb 2022 #62

I didn't see it as frightening. I was wrong not to. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2022 #48

January 6, 2021 is why I was inconsolable on November 9, 2016 yobrault1 Feb 2022 #49

Blame the Faux Noise Propaganda Machine Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #50

You are 100% correct. Our education system is failing us. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #51

Other viewers failed to notice .nt bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #52

Great perspective tiredtoo Feb 2022 #54

Most children are teachable. Those insurrectionists are not. nt Samrob Feb 2022 #55

NOPE Skittles Feb 2022 #56

fuck ups & fuck offs orleans Feb 2022 #57

Um, some of us have been seeing that for a few decades now. It is more in our face now thanks to Martin68 Feb 2022 #59

That day is unforgettable just like 9/11... and a few others. nt live love laugh Feb 2022 #60

"People, we is not wrapped tight." 90-percent Feb 2022 #63

Agree. maryallen Feb 2022 #65

Jan. 6 was the result of home schooling fwvinson Feb 2022 #66

Thats ridiculous. MILLIONS of kids are very well educated with home schooling oldsoftie Feb 2022 #72

The power of cult UpInArms Feb 2022 #69

It really did become a cult. There's no other way to look at it anymore. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #73

+1 Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2022 #80

The US has not understood the role of education in the technological revolution. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #75

What I saw OldBaldy1701E Feb 2022 #77

I can't blame our education system for what happened Jan 6. Trueblue Texan Feb 2022 #78

The decades-long assault on public schools by Republicans is seeing results dlk Feb 2022 #79

The insurrectionist weren't young idealists, they were middle-aged Fox News radicals. chia Feb 2022 #82

Lack of critical thinking skills dwayneb Feb 2022 #83

It was a triumph of the educational system. plimsoll Feb 2022 #84

I agree. It was stunning. hay rick Feb 2022 #87

Wow, fightforfreedom, we think so much alike about this. lark Feb 2022 #88

You may not believe this. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #91

Funny, in many ways you still sound like me. lark Feb 2022 #92

I traveled to Brazil. fightforfreedom Feb 2022 #93

My daughter is married to a Brazilian. lark Feb 2022 #94

Yup. The kids and grandkids of these hateful types... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #89

You are correct about everything except: "Most Americans did not" see what you saw. msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #90

I always knew that trump was a toxic influence. Paladin Feb 2022 #98