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DonCoquixote

(13,616 posts)
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 11:48 AM Jun 2017

I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah

A VERY scary read that outright illustrates the true goal of the conservatives.

samples:

"Michael Farris founded HSLDA in 1983 as a way to ensure that homeschooling was legal, but what he’s been striving for is the wild west. His organization is trying to keep homeschooling away from any interference so the children he trains through his sister organization, Generation Joshua, would be able to fly under the radar. Generation Joshua started in 2003, primarily catering to children homeschooled by extremely religious rightwing adults. Its purpose was to train us to fight in what the Christofascists have been calling the “Culture Wars.” It’s a loose and ambiguous term that basically means anything or anyone that doesn’t align with this very specific view of Christianity must not be allowed to continue."


"When we showed up to city council, local political party meetings and tours of the Capitol we asked intelligent questions, were respectful and had a vested interest in how our local political machine ran. We impressed every government official and staff member with our questions, earnesty and demeanor. In short, we were sneaky and polite Trojan horses; we had an agenda. Yes, even as 15-year-olds. It was forcefully handed to us by the adults in our lives who had been preparing for this since before we were born."

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I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah (Original Post) DonCoquixote Jun 2017 OP
Link please? AJT Jun 2017 #1
I found it... hunter Jun 2017 #2
I know this to be a true representation of how defacto7 Jun 2017 #3

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
3. I know this to be a true representation of how
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 01:25 PM
Jun 2017

dominionist extreamists throuout America have set a long term attack plan against humanist culture. I know from personal experience with these fanatics over the last 40 years.
Never underestimate the fragility of our rights and freedoms. Never underestimate the patience and perseverance of brainwashed generations devoted to a mythical cause they don't believe they need to prove either to themselves or anyone else. They are brainwashed to accept a predetermined absolute and relax into a blind faith that requires their mental energy to be devoted to the singular cause of their myth, not to validate it nor to question the means by which they achieve it. The ends always justify their means.
Be awake.

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