Where have you been for the last 40 years. This is the status quo mindset in most public schools.
I am only 35 :)
I always voted Republican just because the democrat candidates seemed wishy washy. I work in NYC and was there for 9-11. I started to immerse myself in politics etc...directly thereafter. I only found Free Republic on the web a short time ago, and I am glad to have found it. I always thought it was just me who was going crazy at the hypocrisy all over the place.