Posted on 03/27/2007 6:03:10 AM PDT by Uncledave
Anyone who thinks that capitalism is "oppressive" should be kept far away from children.
Can't you get basic sets of lego's? I know that's what I had growing up. My set didn't have laser turrets, etc...
I have no problems about being concerned about lego guns, But it sounds to me that instead of doing what's best for the kids, removing any lego guns from whatever sets they have, or buying the sets wthout the guns, they simply decided to make the kids suffer without.
Hmmmm, didn't some Danish cartoons upset the ROP? I'm guessing that has more to do with this than anything else.
Probably brought to you by the same people who play scoreless soccer and everybody wins basketball.
"Bobby kicked the ball into the unguarded goal! Hoorah! Everybody wins!"
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR LEGOS!!!!!
This is happened a couple of weeks ago, but its still pretty damn amusing. Of course I don't have kids at this school either, YIKES! I'd rather them be taught by rabid wolves then these latter day bolsheviks.
Does this make any sense to you? After reading this article, I still don't quite understand the "crime" of Legos.
The quotes from the school officials sound like the musings of mental patients.
"The rules of the game which mirrored the rules of our capitalist meritocracy were a setup for winning and losing. ... "
This says it all. They resent 'winners'. Anti-capitalists come in three essential flavors. 1) Those who have less and are envious (irrespective of the reasons they have less), 2) Those who have tons and are feeling guilty (usually these people are beyond being affected by the politics they champion (or at least they think they are), and 3) Narcissists who are convinced that they have been chosen to 'lead' the people to peace and harmony, and want credit for it (read 'Hillary').
The kids in this school could use a visit from my old teacher Mrs. Gilmore. She explained communism and its inherent flaws in the following way: In Mrs. Gilmore's communist classroom, some kids do A work, some do C work, and some do no work. But everyone gets a C. We got it loud and clear.
Those state sanctioned child abusers who think that capitalism is 'unjust and oppressive' need to have a REAL laser turret jammed up their socialist rectums.
Pull the trigger and melt ALL that communistic sh*t.
Clear attempt to prevent kids from learning the concept of private property, one of the fundamental "building blocks" of our free and prosperous society. Communist endoctrination of little kids.
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Why don't the teachers donate their time since a salary is determined by supply and demand (capitalistic)?
Do the teachers own a home? A TV? A car? Aren't these the product of capitalism?
State differently, they should have East Germany in its heyday if these want to see the result of communism.
Banning legos, dodge ball etc is just silly IMO.
It's damn near impossible to make Kremlin-like or mosque-like onion domes with legos.
I just figured it was because the Danish Press ran cartoons derogatory to Moose-limbs.
There was a good previous thread on this. Can't find it. Shoot.
Hey! Teacher! Lego Kids Alone!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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