POLITICAL THREAD

[cat_chaser]

I've seen the books being banned. The more extreme examples are certainly not in schools. You see where Florida is set to ban the Outsiders? Crazy greasers with their tranny ideas.

The subsequent things that you mentioned are certainly not happening in central KY where I live. I'm not going to lose my mind on boogeyman type ideas.

Again, lazy.

“Well, it isn’t affecting me, so who cares?!”

Guess what? It’s affecting way more people than you want to believe or admit. And it only takes very few instances to affect many people.

You can dismiss it as a boogeyman all you want, but it’s happening all over the country. And this is why your side will continue to lose ground. Keep doubling down on the nonsense.

I have kids in school in a conservative enclave in Kentucky. My oldest is the governor of our regions KYA. My wife is a teacher. My brother is a teacher. My mom was a teacher. Both my in-laws were teachers. I know what’s going on in the classrooms (no matter how conservative the area). I know how the landscape has changed. I know how different our teachers are today versus yesteryear.

We (majority of America) are sick of it. And we demand change. Get on board or get out of the way.

 

[cat_chaser]

And, since “you don’t care about it”, it should be easy for you to get the hell out of the way.

 

[Bigmikeydelight]

Again, lazy.

“Well, it isn’t affecting me, so who cares?!”

Guess what? It’s affecting way more people than you want to believe or admit. And it only takes very few instances to affect many people.

You can dismiss it as a boogeyman all you want, but it’s happening all over the country. And this is why your side will continue to lose ground. Keep doubling down on the nonsense.

I have kids in school in a conservative enclave in Kentucky. My oldest is the governor of our regions KYA. My wife is a teacher. My brother is a teacher. My mom was a teacher. Both my in-laws were teachers. I know what’s going on in the classrooms (no matter how conservative the area). I know how the landscape has changed. I know how different our teachers are today versus yesteryear.

We (majority of America) are sick of it. And we demand change. Get on board or get out of the way.

You are just promoting radicalization. I don’t think it is lazy at all the stay level headed during times of divide like today. I don’t think getting strung up about every headline is healthy or productive. Choose something to care about (for me it is poverty) and really try to educate and act in a way that helps alleviate the stress of that problem.

 

[HeismaNole]

And, since “you don’t care about it”, it should be easy for you to get the hell out of the way.

"We don't care about it. We just try to inject our crazy shit in every single thing, every form of entertainment, every employer, every school, and then try to gaslight you about it when you pushback."

 

[BigBlueDave]

I also have an Andy Barr shirt that he personally gave me

Please forgive my previous doubts about you.


You are obviously legit.

 

[Girthang]

Ya know... if the Left hadn't killed 60 million babies over the last 50 years we'd have plenty of workers.

But they think labor is SLAVERY, which it of course WILL BE under the communism/ serfdom they espouse. You can't win with the left because they don't think about cause & effect. They are incapable of reasoning that way. They are too lazy to think about that.

They want what sounds good and is easily marketed to make them look virtuous, but when it fails can't be traced directly back to them.

 

[gamecockcat]

The problem about DOGE is that we already have something that is supposed to reduce excessive spending, THE GAO. Why not just appoint them to this?

I see your point. However, 1) obviously, the GAO is NOT doing anything about excessive spending, 2) I suspect that many at the GAO are lifetime government employees who could care less about cutting spending, 3) I was under the impression that the GAO kept records, scored potential bills for spending, etc, but was not a watchdog organization (I may be mistaken).

Getting Elon and Vivek, one outsider and, arguably, two, to head up this initiative without any concern about being elected or, in Elon's case, about hurting themselves financially will allow them to do what is necessary rather than do as little as possible to not rock the boat. JMHO

 

[ukalumni00]

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So...it looks like Mexico is planning to be extra helpful on the border. . . and the Sinaloa Cartel is killing fentanyl makers just to stay off of Trump's bad side.Was that so hard?

It's not hard to understand. Folks in the Biden regime and several in Congress are in cahoots with the cartels.

 

[Cleatortoises]

The problem about DOGE is that we already have something that is supposed to reduce excessive spending, THE GAO. Why not just appoint them to this?

Because they aren't doing a damn thing.
Disband those slacking mofos first.
Bureaucrats suck at their jobs.

 

[trueblujr2]

I understand that cutting the DoE is an idea that has a lot of support, but the thing that I will counter that with is the role it plays special needs students. All public schools receive special education funding through the DoE. I worry that anything that disrupts that ecosystem will harm the most vulnerable populations.

And to add, I think it was the kentucky state and house has created a program that provides free lunches to all students regardless of income to title 1 schools this school year. Kudos to whoever is responsible for that.

Nope, the DoE is a massively bloated Bureaucracy that has only gotten bigger and more bloated each year while our Education system has done nothing but go from being one of the worlds best to where countries have passed us up right and left since it's inception. The vast majority of school funding comes from property taxes. very little in comparison, comes to each district by means of federal dollars from the DoE. Our Federal Tax dollars are being used to pay the salaries of 4,137 government employees making on average almost $138K per year. Can it and put it back to the States.

 

[Bigmikeydelight]

Nope, the DoE is a massively bloated Bureaucracy that has only gotten bigger and more bloated each year while our Education system has done nothing but go from being one of the worlds best to where countries have passed us up right and left since it's inception. The vast majority of school funding comes from property taxes. very little in comparison, comes to each district by means of federal dollars from the DoE. Our Federal Tax dollars are being used to pay the salaries of 4,137 government employees making on average almost $138K per year. Can it and put it back to the States.

Reagan tried to depose of the DoE and was unsuccessful. Republicans are in control of the executive branch and legislative branch. I’m excited to see what measures they pass. I’m hopeful they focus more on policy and less on retribution and we can judge them accordingly in two years.

 

[trueblujr2]

The problem about DOGE is that we already have something that is supposed to reduce excessive spending, THE GAO. Why not just appoint them to this?

Because obviously the GAO sucks at it's job.

 

[trueblujr2]

You are just promoting radicalization. I don’t think it is lazy at all the stay level headed during times of divide like today. I don’t think getting strung up about every headline is healthy or productive. Choose something to care about (for me it is poverty) and really try to educate and act in a way that helps alleviate the stress of that problem.

Huh? Wanting schools to actually get back to teaching the basics of what it's supposed to be teaching, Reading, Writing, Math, REAL science, True History and Civics, teaching kids the ins and outs of the Constitution, etc. is Radicalization? Pride Parades in school hallways, Drag Queen Story hours, Pride flags and BLM flags replacing American flags in schools, gay porn in the libraries isn't radicalization? or indoctrination?

 

[Bigmikeydelight]

Huh? Wanting schools to actually get back to teaching the basics of what it's supposed to be teaching, Reading, Writing, Math, REAL science, True History and Civics, teaching kids the ins and outs of the Constitution, etc. is Radicalization? Pride Parades in school hallways, Drag Queen Story hours, Pride flags and BLM flags replacing American flags in schools, gay porn in the libraries isn't radicalization? or indoctrination?

Why don’t you volunteer at your local school? Subject standards aren’t a secret. I teach 8th grade NGSS standards that you can find on the Kentucky department of education site.

 

[BBUK]

That poor baby. Bless his little heart.

P_SS on "his" pain...

 

[trueblujr2]

Why don’t you volunteer at your local school? Subject standards aren’t a secret. I teach 8th grade NGSS standards that you can find on the Kentucky department of education site.

between my wife and I (second marriage for both of us) I have 3 kids of my own and 5 step kids, they range in age from 19-27. the youngest just graduated in May of this year. I have seen the differences between how I was taught back in the 70's and 80's versus how and what the kids are learning today and how schools function in general. It's a stark contrast. I don't need to volunteer anywhere to know that.

 

[cat_chaser]

You are just promoting radicalization. I don’t think it is lazy at all the stay level headed during times of divide like today. I don’t think getting strung up about every headline is healthy or productive. Choose something to care about (for me it is poverty) and really try to educate and act in a way that helps alleviate the stress of that problem.

I choose cultural and societal health. The rest will follow.

 

[BigBlueDave]

Republican women own guns at a higher rate than Dem men. 🤣


Republican man 60%, Republican women 33, Dem men 29%

Gun Ownership Rates Have Spiked Among Republican Women

U.S. gun ownership rates have remained steady, with drops among Democratic and independent men offsetting a surge among Republican women.

news.gallup.com