Posted on 04/18/2024 11:32:37 AM PDT by Jacquerie
HIALEAH GARDENS, FL—On the 63rd anniversary of the tragic Bay of Pigs invasion, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law requiring school instruction on the history and evils of communism beginning in the 2026-2027 school year.
"We're gonna tell the truth about communism in the state of Florida. We're gonna tell the truth about the evils of communism," DeSantis said at a Wednesday morning press conference.
"We're gonna tell the truth about the unprecedented death toll of the 20th century at the hands of communist tyranny—100 million killed at the hands of communist regimes spreading from China to the Soviet Union to Cuba," he added, highlighting communist dictators Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro, Joseph Lenin, and Nicolas Maduro.
The bill, SB 1264, requires an "age-appropriate" instruction on communism starting in the 2026-2027 school year. It goes further, mandating the Department of Education prepare standards for instruction on the history of communism, and creates "The Institute for Freedom in the Americas" at Miami Dade College.
The Institute for Freedom in the Americas is designed "to preserve the ideals of a free society and promote democracy in the Americas", and will partner with Florida International University's non-partisan, free-market think tank, the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom.
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz spoke about "the devil that is communism", arguing that the bill was necessary to build a "foundation" for young children.
"Our students will have a foundation and an understanding so when they get to the higher ed level they will not be fooled by anyone trying to tell them a story otherwise," Diaz said Wednesday.
DeSantis agreed, claiming that most universities are pushing communist ideology on its students, saying, "A lot of these colleges try to rehabilitate communism, they try to whitewash communism...they are apologists for communism."
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How many generations is he removed from communist Cuba? Wiki says he was born in 1973, so his parents could easily be refugees from Castro's atrocities.
Fear not.....the ignorant morons will be along directly with their meathead comments.
It may not be the same, but when I was in High School in Florida during the mid-70s, one of the required classes was Americanism vs. Communism, I don’t remember when or why the class was eliminated.
...then send your kids to college so they can see Communism applied first-hand...
“Joseph” Lenin?
Wasn’t he one of the Beatles?
American Commies want people to think that they will govern different than the Soviets or the Red Chinese and it will be one big happy utopia.
>>highlighting communist dictators Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Fidel Castro, Joseph Lenin, and Nicolas Maduro.
They left out Pol Pot. Hopefully, that’s just an oversight.
Firesign Theatre - Love those guys!
They’re lying, as usual.
They also left out Salvador Allende. That’s the guy who ran Chile 🇨🇱 before Augusto Pinochet got rid of the commie scum.
Schools already teach Communist history lessons CRT to start with.
Not in Florida.
As good idea.
Hat tip to Florida.
I wonder if anyone here was taught the bloodthirsty history Communism when growing up, as I sure was not.
I like him, and will want to see him as President in 2028.
He fights, and he takes the battle to the other side.
IIRC, I read The Gulag Archipelago in a high school class.
I also was exposed to The Federalist Papers.
Guess I was just lucky.
Agree. The beaten-down FL democrat party is nearly invisible.
As a FL citizen, I advised him in 2022 not to run for President in 2024. He should have listened.
Anyway, I’ll be his staunch supporter in 2028.
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