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In reply to the discussion: What I've learned about conservatives in the last few months [View all]lark
(23,105 posts)My mom and dad were Jerry Falwell Christians, totally as right wing as they come. I was right there with them, that's all I knew from church and home. Then, in the 9th grade I had a social studies teacher who told us about the difference between socialism and communism, I thought they were the same? Then he shared Joan Baez protest songs with us. He made me think for myself for the first time and I started my long trip to the left.
Proud to say I see my son educating the people around him in the same way that I was helped to expand my mind. Several of his friends & students who were total Repugs are now left wingers themselves.
Education, is the key. That's the main reason the Repugs want to end public education, not just the union issue. It's the biggest threat to their total dominion.