Tag: civics
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Is Harris Really that Universally Disliked?
by John Bernard, ©2024 (Jul. 24, 2024) — The most important variable in this equation is the political sentiment in the voting population which has proven itself to be reliably Left-of-Center for decades now. Contrary to current conjuring, the prospect of a Harris candidacy will in fact fuel the “feeling,” celebrity-chasers that are the vast…
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Thoughts on the State of the Union from a Nonagenarian and Former Serviceman
“SHADOW GOVERNMENT” by a nonagenarian former Coast Guardsman (Jan. 1, 2020) — Editor’s Note: The following email is a response from a retired member of the U.S. Coast Guard in his early 90s to an email exchange about government corruption, specifically regarding the FBI’s “‘insurance policy’ against Trump winning the election.” Also touched upon were…
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To Implement Socialism Just Brainwash The Kids
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2018 (Oct. 21, 2018) — “Surrender unto me the Little Children” emanates from biblical sources surrounding the life of Jesus, but what we mean here is far removed from any biblical connotations. Children are like clay; you can mold them into anything you want;…
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Identifying and Control of Unstable Behavior is Essential
IDEAS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS by Oscar Y. Harward, ©2018 (Feb. 23, 2018) — There are several suggestions on the news and on the Internet for preventing an attack where individual(s) with guns kill groups of people in public schools and other locations. After watching the news, reading others on the Internet,…
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The Fallacy of Democracy
“DEMAND AN END TO POLITICAL PARTIES” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Colonel, USA (Ret), ©2016 (Nov. 20, 2016) — Is the United States of America a democracy? Surprise, surprise! To those of you who answered resoundingly, YES! You are wrong! The United States is a ‘Democratic’ Republic. Although, today, November 20, 2016, the news media and…
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What Should Be the Goal of Education?
A NEW POLL SUGGESTS AMERICANS ANSWER THAT QUESTION DIFFERENTLY THAN AMERICA’S FOUNDERS WOULD HAVE. WHO’S RIGHT? by Annie Holmquist, Intellectual Takeout, ©2016 (Aug. 31, 2016) — With the start of school just around the corner, Phi Delta Kappa has just released their annual poll on American attitudes towards the public schools. This year, one of…
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The Christmas Float Pageant
A PLAY IN 2 ACTS by OPOVV, ©2015 (Oct. 16, 2015) — ACT I As the curtain rises, the music of Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride” is played. The stage is set as a typical high school classroom. There are 30 students sitting at desks facing stage left. The backdrop is of windows looking over a…
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Why We Failed
HAVE WE KEPT THE REPUBLIC? by One Pissed-off Vietnam Vet, ©2012, Presidential Candidate (Apr. 8, 2012) — The greatest catastrophe ever to befall the United States occurred on January 20, 2009, when the United States Constitution was circumvented by powers that are in direct opposition of the concept of freedom for all. The greatest resource that…