Khashoggi’s GhostJan 21, 2023

The Florida Department of Education says it banned AP African American History because it teaches students about activism, intersectionality and encourages “ending the war on Black trans, queer, gender non-conforming, and intersex people.”

😱Right?🤦‍♀️

The move comes in the same week the far-right Republican—who a judge just ruled violated free speech laws by firing a prosecutor for being “woke”—requested info on trans students from universities state-wide.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-department-of-education-gives-bizarre-reasoning-for-banning-ap-african-american-history

Florida Department of Education Gives Bizarre Reasoning for Banning AP African American History

The Florida Department of Education was concerned with the class teaching students about activism and reparations without providing a “critical perspective or balancing opinion.”

The Daily Beast
Show threadPatJan 21, 2023

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The secret of freedom lies in educating people ,whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant ~Maximilien Robespierre

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Our paradox in the modern age is in the number of people "choosing" to be ignorant.
Jan 22, 2023 at 5:10pmWeb
Show threadPatJan 22, 2023

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Yup, partly as the need to be right trumps being right & an empty vessel, a frail Ego , is easily filled to the exclusion of all else.

Show threadanubis2814Jan 22, 2023
@stargazersmith @UROCKlive1 @PBruce Its a mix of what people are taught to value and how distracted they can be by other things.