[lbo-talk] Slavery and math

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I am not denying white supremacy in U.S., but I don't think this came from that. I actually think this is more the outcome of bureaucrats thinking about education and attempting to wed "social studies" with "math." The outcome is quite interesting.

Joanna

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In the realm of WTF and the truly bizzare:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/08/examples-of-slavery-in-school-worksheet_n_1192512.html?ref=education&ncid=webmail5

Joanna

^^^^^
CB: Well, white supremacist thinking or attitudes are not that bizarre
in the sense of uncommon.  The Tea Party and supporters almost all
have this type of thinking ( profound ignorance of the importance of
slavery, adherence to  white supremacy, ) in one way or another. Left
Obama haters don't like to admit it, but this is a mass, not fringe,
phenomenon in America, and it underlay much of the anti-Obama trend in
2010 elections. These incidents are not just rare occurences that
serve as weak excuses to support the Democratic Party as is the line
on the ultra-left.  Santorum just made a slip in this regard the other
day.  Ron Paul was way into kkk-style arguments. Their followings are
bigger than fringe.  Surely many of Palin, Bachmann and Perry's
supporters have this mentality.

It is important to stop denying the level of white supremacy in America.
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