Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency

[votemout]

Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency « CBS Sacramento


The bill says the election was a “historic step in the effort towards equality in the United States” and that previous elections in the nation involved intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African-Americans from voting. It also commends Obama for his work as a community organizer who registered voters after he graduated from Harvard Law School.



PROPAGANDA here! come get your indoctrination here ye here ye.

My kids are grown But I assure you if they were not I would not send my child to a public school in the USSA!

Really good chance if i were younger I would move.

 

[Kobie]

Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency « CBS Sacramento


The bill says the election was a “historic step in the effort towards equality in the United States” and that previous elections in the nation involved intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African-Americans from voting. It also commends Obama for his work as a community organizer who registered voters after he graduated from Harvard Law School.



PROPAGANDA here! come get your indoctrination here ye here ye.

My kids are grown But I assure you if they were not I would not send my child to a public school in the USSA!

Really good chance if i were younger I would move.

LOL, where exactly?

 

[votemout]

LOL, where exactly?

singapore, lots of english speaking there :wink2:
NewZealand is really nice also. :lol:
Argentina is not so bad either but that would be a more of independently wealthy type deal. since the bankers that are bankrupting this country have already bankrupted that once very wealthy and rich nation.

Ok I admit i have been shopping.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency « CBS Sacramento


The bill says the election was a “historic step in the effort towards equality in the United States” and that previous elections in the nation involved intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African-Americans from voting. It also commends Obama for his work as a community organizer who registered voters after he graduated from Harvard Law School.



PROPAGANDA here! come get your indoctrination here ye here ye.

My kids are grown But I assure you if they were not I would not send my child to a public school in the USSA!

Really good chance if i were younger I would move.

Firstly, in previous elections, there WAS voter intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African Americans from voting... or are you unaware of history? Secondly, you do realize that the bill was passed 71-0... that means everyone, including Republicans agreed. Lastly, there is nothing indoctrinating about this. A black man was voted President. Considering our country's history, this is a pretty significant event, regardless of whether one likes Obama or not. If it was a REPUBLICAN black African-American who became President first, it would be just as significant.

 

[Kal'Stang]

To be fair it was a significant election in that it did elect America's first other than white President. Though imo it doesn't need a whole chapter dedicated to it. They already talked about how blacks were treated, including the intimidation and violence that occured towards them when it came to voting and running for office when I was in middle school.

 

[Kobie]

Firstly, in previous elections, there WAS voter intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African Americans from voting... or are you unaware of history? Secondly, you do realize that the bill was passed 71-0... that means everyone, including Republicans agreed. Lastly, there is nothing indoctrinating about this. A black man was voted President. Considering our country's history, this is a pretty significant event, regardless of whether one likes Obama or not. If it was a REPUBLICAN black African-American who became President first, it would be just as significant.

In Conservaland, anything that doesn't overtly demonize Obama is dismissed as lefty propaganda. The hate, it runs deep.

 

[Paschendale]

The bill says the election was a “historic step in the effort towards equality in the United States” and that previous elections in the nation involved intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African-Americans from voting. It also commends Obama for his work as a community organizer who registered voters after he graduated from Harvard Law School.

What part of this description isn't accurate? You have a problem with history that doesn't condemn your political opponents?

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

Moderator's Warning:

Moved to General Politics.

 

[votemout]

Firstly, in previous elections, there WAS voter intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African Americans from voting... or are you unaware of history? Secondly, you do realize that the bill was passed 71-0... that means everyone, including Republicans agreed. Lastly, there is nothing indoctrinating about this. A black man was voted President. Considering our country's history, this is a pretty significant event, regardless of whether one likes Obama or not. If it was a REPUBLICAN black African-American who became President first, it would be just as significant.

I never saw such BS in my life! please link some articles I am not talking 60 year old bullcrap. modern times please tell me which black presidents ran where black folks where violently held back from voting for them.

Cause i am sure jessie jacksons voters were not held back from voting. Honestly I cannot remember another black man running.

 

[Kobie]

I never saw such BS in my life! please link some articles I am not talking 60 year old bullcrap. modern times please tell me which black presidents ran where black folks where violently held back from voting for them.

Cause i am sure jessie jacksons voters were not held back from voting. Honestly I cannot remember another black man running.

It mostly was 50-60 years ago, although a lot of minority voters have been disenfranchised in more recent elections. Remember the Florida voter purge of 2000?

The gist of it isn't that we would have had a black president sooner; it's that in the span of a half century we went from blacks being restricted in voting (sometimes violently) to having a black president.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

I never saw such BS in my life! please link some articles I am not talking 60 year old bullcrap. modern times please tell me which black presidents ran where black folks where violently held back from voting for them.

You didn't clarify what you were talking about. Perhaps you should do a better job posting, so you can be understood better. You just started screaming stupidity because you don't like Obama. Of COURSE this is about before the Voters Rights Act. Do you deny that occurred? It's part of our history, and an African-American being elected President is significant considering American history. Again, you have nothing that refutes that. In fact, there is nothing that you said in your OP that has much credibility at all.

Cause i am sure jessie jacksons voters were not held back from voting. Honestly I cannot remember another black man running.

Which is entirely irrelevant. There have been other blacks who have attempted, but have not gotten the nomination. Obama was the first. It would be the same as when a woman becomes President.

 

[votemout]

It mostly was 50-60 years ago, although a lot of minority voters have been disenfranchised in more recent elections. Remember the Florida voter purge of 2000?

The gist of it isn't that we would have had a black president sooner; it's that in the span of a half century we went from blacks being restricted in voting (sometimes violently) to having a black president.

Sounds more like they are trying to turn obama into a God. Because it sound more to me like they be teaching other black presidents could not be elected because they be held down.

Look 60 years ago i was not alive.

total indoctrination BS....

 

[votemout]

You didn't clarify what you were talking about. Perhaps you should do a better job posting, so you can be understood better. You just started screaming stupidity because you don't like Obama. Of COURSE this is about before the Voters Rights Act. Do you deny that occurred? It's part of our history, and an African-American being elected President is significant considering American history. Again, you have nothing that refutes that. In fact, there is nothing that you said in your OP that has much credibility at all.



Which is entirely irrelevant. There have been other blacks who have attempted, but have not gotten the nomination. Obama was the first. It would be the same as when a woman becomes President.

I dont like his policies, also did not like Bushes either.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

Sounds more like they are trying to turn obama into a God. Because it sound more to me like they be teaching other black presidents could not be elected because they be held down.

Seems to me that you that you be bitching about this solely because you don't like Obama. Partisan hackery tends to eliminate all ability to be objective. That seems to be what happened in your OP.

Look 60 years ago i was not alive.

You have no significance in what happened with voter's rights 60 years ago, so whether you were alive or not is irrelevant.

total indoctrination BS....

Not in the least. Your anti-Obama bias cause you to falsely believe this.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

Firstly, in previous elections, there WAS voter intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African Americans from voting... or are you unaware of history? Secondly, you do realize that the bill was passed 71-0... that means everyone, including Republicans agreed. Lastly, there is nothing indoctrinating about this. A black man was voted President. Considering our country's history, this is a pretty significant event, regardless of whether one likes Obama or not. If it was a REPUBLICAN black African-American who became President first, it would be just as significant.

Only to those who think that the color of a man's skin is more important than his qualifications or his character. Unfortunately, this describes too many of my countrymen, and especially, far too many of my fellow Californians.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

I dont like his policies, also did not like Bushes either.

Which is also irrelevant. You don't like Obama, so you are bitching and being overdramatic about something that is accurate and legitimate. You have offered NOTHING that refutes the significance of AN African-American being elected President considering this county's history. Like I said, you're just screaming stupidity because you don't like Obama.

 

[Kobie]

Sounds more like they are trying to turn obama into a God. Because it sound more to me like they be teaching other black presidents could not be elected because they be held down.

Oh for Chrissakes.

Look 60 years ago i was not alive.

Which must mean that ... what, it doesn't count? I wasn't alive either. It doesn't mean that things that happened back then don't still affect things that happen today.

total indoctrination BS....

Sure.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

Only to those who think that the color of a man's skin is more important than his qualifications or his character. Unfortunately, this describes too many of my countrymen, and especially, far too many of my fellow Californians.

That's a straw man argument and has nothing to do with what I said. The color of his skin is irrelevant to his qualifications of getting elected, but it is significant as an ancillary issue OF him getting elected.

 

[Kobie]

Only to those who think that the color of a man's skin is more important than his qualifications or his character. Unfortunately, this describes too many of my countrymen, and especially, far too many of my fellow Californians.

Oh bull****. I love how conservatives are now trying to pretend to be colorblind.

You don't think it's significant that, in a half century, black people went from legally mandated segregation to the Oval Office?

 

[Mason66]

Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency « CBS Sacramento


The bill says the election was a “historic step in the effort towards equality in the United States” and that previous elections in the nation involved intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African-Americans from voting. It also commends Obama for his work as a community organizer who registered voters after he graduated from Harvard Law School.



PROPAGANDA here! come get your indoctrination here ye here ye.

My kids are grown But I assure you if they were not I would not send my child to a public school in the USSA!

Really good chance if i were younger I would move.

But there is no racial significance to Obamas presidency. There was to his election, but not the presidency, unless you count the fact that there will never be another black president, then I guess there is.

 

[Fiddytree]

Bill Encourages Schools To Teach About Racial Significance Of Obama’s Presidency « CBS Sacramento


The bill says the election was a “historic step in the effort towards equality in the United States” and that previous elections in the nation involved intimidation and physical violence that prevented millions of African-Americans from voting. It also commends Obama for his work as a community organizer who registered voters after he graduated from Harvard Law School.



PROPAGANDA here! come get your indoctrination here ye here ye.

My kids are grown But I assure you if they were not I would not send my child to a public school in the USSA!

Really good chance if i were younger I would move.

When you have a country well over 200 years old (government style), with a lengthy history of it slavery and Jim Crow, yes, the first colored executive of it will be significant.

That being said, in most situations in the humanities, it is unlikely that they will often cover it. Once in a while, yeah, but more often than not, we're still struggling with teaching kids about the Cold War.

 

[Unitedwestand13]

When you have a country well over 200 years old (government style), with a lengthy history of it slavery and Jim Crow, yes, the first colored executive of it will be significant.

That being said, in most situations in the humanities, it is unlikely that they will often cover it. Once in a while, yeah, but more often than not, we're still struggling with teaching kids about the Cold War.

This is why society needs to support the efforts of groups like this one.

Sojourn to the Past

 

[APACHERAT]

The gist of it isn't that we would have had a black president sooner; it's that in the span of a half century we went from blacks being restricted in voting (sometimes violently) to having a black president.

Correction, according to liberal Democrats and the Clinton administration, Bill Clinton was America's first black President. Obama will just go down in factual history as being the worst black President.

 

[Respecthelect]

Do we really want the government dictating political agendas? Next thing you know, the IRS will be deciding who can speak freely and who will have their speech taxed or their application to speak freely denied?

Big deal, a black person was elected president. Surprised it didn't happen long ago. Am also surprised it hasn't worked out very well for the country, due to poor performance by this president. We were just as disappointed with Jimmy Carter, when he failed to perform. History records Carter's failure, does the legislature plan to dictate Obama's failures recorded equally?

What if schools taught scholastic aptitude? Skills students can use to enter college or the workforce? Instead of political agendas? People can find their way to DebatePolitics forum, if they want to learn about various political agendas. Children don't need government indoctrination in public schools.

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[Fiddytree]

This is why society needs to support the efforts of groups like this one.

Sojourn to the Past

I like much of that. Of course when I read the sentence, "With racially motivated and hate-based crime on the increase in the country," I cringed. Some of that is the remaining positivist historian in me, but I thought that line was a tad inappropriate and even counter-productive. Whether we find it true or no, teaching such messages have to avoid being so direct in intentions, lest you sacrifice their likelihood for acceptance among administration and teachers.