1/ We have to be intentional about rooting out conditions that led to the emergence of an authoritarian leader. Something we have to insist on is that American kids start learning civics again. Too many Americans have no clue how democracy works or what it is we need to protect.
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I agree. However, civics has changed from when I learned about it in school. Learning how govt really works is to teach kids about dark money, lobbyists, special interests and the unbalanced relationships/power that corporations have in American Governance/electoral politix.
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Replying to @the_El_Daoud
Still, the things you learned about in school are things that every generation needs to learn.

Jan 24, 2021 · 6:48 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Sure. Of course knowing the mechanics are important. No disagreement there. Just noting that the American gov’t and history courses that were indeed already mandated didn’t exactly set me up for our current state of affairs! Far from it.
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