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I get angry a lot.
No denying it.
But let me tell you what pisses me off.
Really pisses me off.
Cencorship.
And make no mistake that is exactly what it is, deciding to put away "offensive" material. Making sure the public remains ignorant and washing history in order to "smooth" things over.
And I'm afraid that is this instance I will not be excused, no, not one bit.
Ignoring History in order to be "politically correct" is the opposite of what political correctness is.
I'll tell you what I'd like to see, someone insisting that we teach the truth, show courage in the face of bigotry masked as "multi-culturalism".
True tolerance and multi-culturalism would be wanting to study history and learning from it, trying to make sure that what "went around, doesn't come around" again to bit us on the ass.
Dropping a part of Human History in school is an offense to the institute of education.
I'm keen to remind people that the Holocaust is not merely a "Jewish" experience, but a Human one and it is hardly the first genocide to appear in Human History.
In addition, why are they letting religion dictate what is taught and not taught is public schools!? You don't like what your child is learning, then either take them out of the school or phone/write/contact your MP with your complaint and see what they can do. If nothing can be done well, then bummer for you! Seriously, are these people right in the head?!
By the way, does anyone remember Darfur?.
I do.
( Body of the article: Teachers drop the Holocaust to avoid offending Muslims )
No denying it.
But let me tell you what pisses me off.
Really pisses me off.
Cencorship.
And make no mistake that is exactly what it is, deciding to put away "offensive" material. Making sure the public remains ignorant and washing history in order to "smooth" things over.
And I'm afraid that is this instance I will not be excused, no, not one bit.
Ignoring History in order to be "politically correct" is the opposite of what political correctness is.
I'll tell you what I'd like to see, someone insisting that we teach the truth, show courage in the face of bigotry masked as "multi-culturalism".
True tolerance and multi-culturalism would be wanting to study history and learning from it, trying to make sure that what "went around, doesn't come around" again to bit us on the ass.
Dropping a part of Human History in school is an offense to the institute of education.
I'm keen to remind people that the Holocaust is not merely a "Jewish" experience, but a Human one and it is hardly the first genocide to appear in Human History.
In addition, why are they letting religion dictate what is taught and not taught is public schools!? You don't like what your child is learning, then either take them out of the school or phone/write/contact your MP with your complaint and see what they can do. If nothing can be done well, then bummer for you! Seriously, are these people right in the head?!
By the way, does anyone remember Darfur?.
I do.
( Body of the article: Teachers drop the Holocaust to avoid offending Muslims )
