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To: JME_FAN
The bigger problem, as I was vilified for it, is conservatives are not using and demanding traditional American critical thinking skills. Then they fall for Q like a cult.

There is no substitute for propositional truth. Not riddles or innuendo. It was obvious this was coming from a kid, but people enjoyed the fantasy because it offered them an escape from doing the really hard work of solving really hard problems:

1. We are not producing conservative youth fast enough. There is no truly American curriculum that produces it in public schools. As a consequence, our kids do not know how to think-- and many FReepers, sadly, are untrained. We will be voted out soon enough. DJT isn't going to save us from that. It is a state and municipal responsibility.

2. Tangentially, two disparate understandings of the Constitution cannot coexist. The 2nd Civil War is already here. It is interesting that the first Civil War was similar: It was first a struggle for the mind, and how we thought about major issues that would control American life.

43 posted on 09/04/2018 11:19:01 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida

***As a consequence, our kids do not know how to think-***

Despite TRILLIONS of dollars thrown at education to indoctrinate millenials, many are Trump supporters. I do believe, at some point the indoctrination will either be laughed at with rolled eyes when they try to rebut, or they will have broken through enough that along with their cheating in elections they will have enough backing to take over again.

Trump would not be possible without many young voters rolling their eyes at the crazy left that have been shoved down their throats all day long. Most of this I credit to great parents, but there is a very basic understanding of the motivations of the traveling salesman that is buried deep within our experience that will not fade.


51 posted on 09/04/2018 11:44:33 PM PDT by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: Salvavida

You win for post of the day. Excellent points. Thank you.


165 posted on 09/05/2018 8:59:46 PM PDT by JME_FAN (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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