Posted on 11/26/2005 1:02:47 PM PST by FerdieMurphy
For years now Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago has enjoyed a growing reputation among the political Leftists in this country. He has been one of the leading local and national proponents of "victim disarmament" (he calls it gun control).
Daley's rationale seems to be that if only the honest people would all just turn in their firearms then the gangbangers would not have to worry about shooting them when they committed robbery or mayhem because they would all know that none of the honest people had anything left to defened themselves with. Cuts down on the murder rate, you know. I doubt if Mr. Daley really expects the gang members to dutifully fork over their illegal firearms, but then, again, he seeems more interested in keeping honest folks disarmed than he is in taking illegal weapons away from gang members. But, then, this is a mindset quite in keeping with the socialist worldview.
And Mr. Daley continues to demonstrate his socialist proclivities in other areas. Awhile back, he vacationed in Red China, and while there he took a look at the Red Chinese educational system--which, by the way, he was really impressed with. It seems the Reds keep their children in government schools for 250 days a year--mostly all year, and that really appealed to Daley. Mayor Daley would like to do the same thing in Chicago--make the kids go for 250 days a year, all year. Writer Jack Duggan, commenting about this on LewRockwell.com has noted: "Daley somehow thinks that six days of mediocrity would be much better than five days of mediocrity. And he wants to extend from 180 days per year to the Communists' 250. It seems the plan is to force kids to become good and obedient little robot socialists. Just imagine, publik skool not only for 6 days a week, but for longer hours each day, and then for 12 months a year. Sobering, isn't it?" Frightening would be a more apt description!
Of course the Chicago Teachers Union would be in support of such a program. And the teachers would have to get a hefty pay raise because of all those extra hours, but, then, most of them also suffer from a socialist world view as does Daley and so they are more than happy to go along. Anything to increase the amount of propaganda they can force down the kids' throats under the guise of "quality education." Duggan has it right--the aim is to create obedient little socialist robots.
And for the teachers to get more money, why, naturally the property taxes would have to be raised, but, hey, isn't that a small price to pay for getting your kid thoroughly brainwashed, er, I mean "educated"?
We should ask these folks if they know anything or are willing to discuss the real foundations of the government school system in this country. If we do they will probably speak in glowing terms about Horace Mann, the "father of the common schools." What they won't tell you is that Horace Mann was a Unitarian (one who did not accept the Deity of Jesus Christ) and that part of the reason Mann was so hot to establish statist education in New England, where he lived, was that he saw it as something to oppose the Christian schools in his area. In other words, public, or government education was a reaction against Christian education.
Another strong proponent of government schooling was Karl Marx, who advocated, in his "Communist Manifesto" that "Free education for all children in public schools" should be the order of the day. So, with the endorsement of Unitarians and Communists, our government school system has become the order of the day, and our kids have suffered under this monstrosity since the 1830s.
Mr. Duggan has stated that: "The irony of this situation is that most publik skool teachers are themselves graduates of the same system. They can't spell much better than their students. so the students will grow up dumb and dumber and not able to get a decent-paying job..." And, no doubt, those graduating from the teacher's colleges will get a diploma that reads: "Last weak I culdnt even spell teecher--now I are one."
Let us hope that someone in Chicago can find some way to get Mr. Daley's educational desires deep-sixed. If not, I can see this becoming a pilot program for government schools all across the country. Government education already has too many hours per day to brainwash children. They don't need more. Actually what we really need is for a growing number of parents to remove their children from the government schools and to begin to teach them at home, where they can get some real education rather than the cunningly devised socialist fables they are fed in government indoctrination centers we call public schools.
It would seem a logical thought to an Illinois politician or an imbelicilic DemocRAT voter from the Land of Lincoln.
Don't be so sure.
In NYC a few years ago, when the idea was just floated the teachers union went nuts.
And that was under the assumption they would get huge pay hikes.
I have friends who are teachers who told me they would quit if they lost their summer vacations.
Just because the teachers union is selfish, don't assume they are rational.
That's our boy Ritchie. My property taxes have increased 40% in 11 years. For the children. It's for the children.
< barf >
....if only the honest people would all just turn in their firearms then only the (not so honest) aldermen and gangbangers would go loaded....
Glad I got out when I did.
Complain about Daley all you want.
Next in line to the throne is Jesse Jackson Jr.
I'll take as much Daley as I can get...
Jesse extorted that, I believe, from A-B in order that they demonstrate their inclusion of blacks in distributor ownership.
Daddy got this one a job on Capitol Hill, as a congressman.
Word is that now he wants to be mayor.
Is the Farrakhan "hub" still in Chicago? Louis Farrakhan's son?
Yusef and Jonathon Jackson (sons of Je$$e) ...purchased December 1,1998 ("Shakedown:exposing the real Jesse Jackson copyright 2002 by Kenneth R. Timmerman pg.266 ISBN 0895261650 ........excellent book)
"greedy socialists" who hunger for the goods and services
stolen from those who worked for them....
I dunno. I *really* want Daley dethroned.
Enough to wish Jesse Jackson Jr on the city?
I'm not Daley fan, but Jesse Jackson Jr. would be a disaster of epic proportions.
It does seem that Richard M. Daley is more of a McGovernite than was his Humphreyite father, Richard J. Daley.
Read the writings of R.L. Dabney. He had quite a bit to say about public education and none of it complimentary.
Do a google search of R.L. Dabney. Some of his writings are a bit strong for modern consumption but a good percent of what he has to say is dead bang on.
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