I hope people don't blow this off as "just Oklahoma." Texas schools will follow, then Florida, then a cascade of red states. Unless we stop the spread. - ThreadSky

brandonfriedman.bsky.social • 11 days ago

I hope people don't blow this off as "just Oklahoma." Texas schools will follow, then Florida, then a cascade of red states. Unless we stop the spread.

Reposted from NBC News

Beginning next school year, Oklahoma high school students studying U.S. history will learn about conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election thanks to the state's new social studies standards.

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lindavt.bsky.social•11 days ago

This is Chinese Communist Party level propaganda.

itus.bsky.social•11 days ago

Fortunately, with Oklahoma’s new child labor laws, most of the kids will be in tiny screw, or doll-making factories before they reach high school.

amykayfrench.bsky.social•11 days ago

I'm from Oklahoma. My parents were both Oklahoma public school teachers. My dad later become an administrator and my high school principal. He passed away almost 20 years ago but if he was still alive, he would have very strong words for this man. My home state is now a POS and it is infuriating.

fledg.bsky.social•11 days ago

so what's new? 'Social Studies'... 'History'... I still recall a freshman episode in a US History module... we decided to leave it undecided whether the Spanish blew up the USS Maine, or it was just bad US Navy seamanship

sawshy.bsky.social•11 days ago

MSNBC (Ari Melber Show, I think) had a very good interview with Walters a couple of weeks ago. The anchor replacing Ari did her homework and scorched him. He tried to bully and gaslight, and berated teacher unions and “liberal propaganda” in schools. He is the quintessential fascist, if you ask me.

motown.bsky.social•11 days ago

"I see you went to high school in.. Oklahoma?"

"We'll call you if we get any openings."

ilprofessore.bsky.social•11 days ago

See also: Mon Mothma’s senate speech in #andor

jamestanner8989.bsky.social•11 days ago

Who cares? They’re all lost causes anyway.

sailorjourno.bsky.social•11 days ago

All authoritarian states. Feel for parents bc 20 years ago, I had to thoroughly prove, convince my kids that that the moon landing happened. It’s not easy to de-program.

andyo.bsky.social•11 days ago

The similarities to Maoism that we see these days are incredible.

sailorjourno.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s utterly stunning. The Chinese Patriotic Education Law is *exactly* what U.S. is using - nearly verbatim with obvious substitutions.

sizemo.bsky.social•11 days ago

I thought there was a trailing 20 year dead period for history classes so they didn’t start veering into things that weren’t actually history yet.

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