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An informed populace makes it easier to challenge authority. That’s why they’re banning books.
And it’s all fueled by white Christian nationalism.
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The right-wing assault on education is squeezing the joy out of learning
The right misappropriates terms like “woke” into hate-filled epithets and in the process has taken away the true purpose of education.
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Narcissistic demagogues will devour this country if we don’t educate ourselves & vote
Democracy demands our personal responsibility to critically examine our politicians so we can make truly informed decisions.
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Ronald Reagan is a false and deadly Republican God
Republicans are obsessed with the man responsible for the deaths of people with HIV during what became a pandemic under his so-called “watch.”
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The right has never cared about the safety of youth. If it did, it would stop giving them guns.
There is a company out there literally selling guns for toddlers, and we’re worried about banning drag shows.
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Autocrats try to control bodily autonomy because it goes hand in hand with controlling minds
People with a sense of bodily and intellectual autonomy are less susceptible to internalizing propaganda and blatant lies.
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Learning hard histories could make students uncomfortable. That’s a good thing.
If we allow ourselves to stay in the discomfort, we can expand our sense of identity and community.
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The GOP says queer folks have destroyed the “traditional” family but we’re just the latest scapegoat
After the decline of communism around the world, the right needed other villains to scapegoat to further its own political agenda.
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The GOP is obsessed with controlling queer & female bodies. We’ve seen this before.
We must learn from tyrannies past.
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No student is free when history can’t be taught to its fullest
Once the GOP’s “anti-woke” policies are fully implemented, students will be the ultimate losers.