“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” So wrote Thomas Jefferson in 1789.
But if Jefferson were to read the results of the latest survey from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, he might seriously doubt modern America’s capacity for self-governance. It shows that most Americans would fail even a basic citizenship test
*Rest*.kalm wrote:I wrest my case.mainejeff wrote:*Dummies*.
Thanks for you’re help!mainejeff wrote:*Rest*.kalm wrote:
I wrest my case.
*Your*.kalm wrote:Thanks for you’re help!mainejeff wrote:
*Rest*.
Their seems to be a trend here.mainejeff wrote:*Your*.kalm wrote:
Thanks for you’re help!
I’ve been saying for years that the loss of civics courses in the schools is a serious problem.kalm wrote:The two most important subjects in school might be civics and personal finance.
“Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.” So wrote Thomas Jefferson in 1789.
But if Jefferson were to read the results of the latest survey from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, he might seriously doubt modern America’s capacity for self-governance. It shows that most Americans would fail even a basic citizenship test
https://www.heritage.org/american-found ... ion-dunces
Americans don't give a damn.CID1990 wrote:I’ve been saying for years that the loss of civics courses in the schools is a serious problem.kalm wrote:The two most important subjects in school might be civics and personal finance.
https://www.heritage.org/american-found ... ion-dunces
We now have people in Congress (and a President, Clitz) now who are poster children for civic ignorance.
It is only going to get worse
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Wellmainejeff wrote:Americans don't give a damn.CID1990 wrote:
I’ve been saying for years that the loss of civics courses in the schools is a serious problem.
We now have people in Congress (and a President, Clitz) now who are poster children for civic ignorance.
It is only going to get worse
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Then why is it a "serious problem"?CID1990 wrote:Wellmainejeff wrote:
Americans don't give a damn.
Duh
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That is a stupid question.mainejeff wrote:Then why is it a "serious problem"?CID1990 wrote:
Well
Duh
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American don’t even believe their own eyes now....they certainly aren’t going to believe what they read in books.CID1990 wrote:That is a stupid question.mainejeff wrote:
Then why is it a "serious problem"?
Maybe consider causality, Nancy.
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Well Jeff, I think you and I have some common ground here.mainejeff wrote:American don’t even believe their own eyes now....they certainly aren’t going to believe what they read in books.CID1990 wrote:
That is a stupid question.
Maybe consider causality, Nancy.
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I've run into that with millennials. There was a person I know that was part of a big event in my hobby. Everyone knew it, saw the evidence at the time, and many stories were written, pictures taken. This millennial comes along and says, where is the videos, the third party documentation. He doesn't believe it happened.mainejeff wrote:American don’t even believe their own eyes now....they certainly aren’t going to believe what they read in books.CID1990 wrote:
That is a stupid question.
Maybe consider causality, Nancy.
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Unless that book was written by illiterate, Middle Eastern fishermen.mainejeff wrote:American don’t even believe their own eyes now....they certainly aren’t going to believe what they read in books.CID1990 wrote:
That is a stupid question.
Maybe consider causality, Nancy.
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Well GenX are 50 years old....and Millenials are in their 30s......so yeah, at some point the Baby Boomers are going to have to hand over the reigns.....although I did see where Yale researchers are creating pig zombies.Pwns wrote:But we need more people voting, amiright?
Sometimes I wonder if you might be right but wouldn't an interest in voting indicate an interest in democracy and civics?Pwns wrote:But we need more people voting, amiright?
This ^Ibanez wrote:Unless that book was written by illiterate, Middle Eastern fishermen.mainejeff wrote:
American don’t even believe their own eyes now....they certainly aren’t going to believe what they read in books.
Who are you two kidding. The vast majority of Americans have never picked UP that book, let alone read it.Chizzang wrote:This ^Ibanez wrote: Unless that book was written by illiterate, Middle Eastern fishermen.
But would it improve their understanding of civics anyway?AZGrizFan wrote:Who are you two kidding. The vast majority of Americans have never picked UP that book, let alone read it.Chizzang wrote:
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*reinsmainejeff wrote:Well GenX are 50 years old....and Millenials are in their 30s......so yeah, at some point the Baby Boomers are going to have to hand over the reigns.....although I did see where Yale researchers are creating pig zombies.Pwns wrote:But we need more people voting, amiright?
An interest in power and free stuff. Nothing more.kalm wrote:Sometimes I wonder if you might be right but wouldn't an interest in voting indicate an interest in democracy and civics?Pwns wrote:But we need more people voting, amiright?
(Oops...I used that dirty word, democracy again)
