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bucolic_frolic

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4. "Once socialism and communism take hold ... there is no more thinking for yourself," and

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:12 PM

Nov 13

therefore, we will tell you what to think right now!

In the 60s and 70s we had workbooks in social studies. They had these booklets about what to think about Vietnam. The punch line was always The Domino Theory. They were telling us what to think!

This is no different. You think for yourself when the State is not telling you what to think.

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Florida adopts new standards for teaching 'evils of communism' [View all] Zorro Nov 13 OP

They want to control your child's mind, oh, and yours too...these people are where evil lives... wcmagumba Nov 13 #1

Should we tell Florida the USSR no longer exists? sakabatou Nov 13 #2

GOP's tell: more invested in what they hate than in what they love. Torchlight Nov 13 #3

"Once socialism and communism take hold ... there is no more thinking for yourself," and bucolic_frolic Nov 13 #4