Part of this rewriting of history is to remove Jefferson as a contributing factor to the enlightenment and replace him with Aquinas.
There is more fun, such as minimizing any contribution of minority groups to the history of the US. Case in point, the conservatives on the school board voted to remove any mention of Hispanics fighting for Texas at the Alamo.
Even the 7th Day Adventist who works for me was disturbed by this insistence to essentially lie through omission about history.
I think this angle constitutes the most effective way to change the school board in Texas.
It is not so much to point out the disparagement of evolution, critical thinking, or science in general; it is to point out the disparagement of any contribution Hispanics or indeed even in some cases blacks have made to the history of either Texas or the US.
When the electorate becomes majority Hispanic in 10 years, I think we are gradually going to see a lot less ignorant white racists in office around here.
Edited by anglagard, : Replace 'best' with the superior term 'most effective'
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.
Salman Rushdie
This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us. - the character Rorschach in Watchmen
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