The SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) has magazine called ‘Teaching Tolerance’. In the latest issue, there is a speech on the Michael Luther King legacy, a poster and a special teaching teaching package. I always learn things from the SPLC.

From this latest press release, I learned how to test my textbook. The SPLC encourages students to test their texts to see how they deal with 1954-1968 and make sure that the emphasis is on civil rights. Isn’t it more important to examine what the historical facts were? In the SPLC world, presenting civil rights and making sure that texts have a time line addressing them is of prime importance. In terms of civil rights, I always wondered what about the rights of private businesses who were strong armed during that time period? What about the Constitutional rights of free speech, association and states rights that were over ruled during that time period? I guess those kinds of civil rights are not important. Wouldn’t it be more important to look at the actual numbers of the kinds of jobs people obtained, their earnings, and the educational levels achieved for that time period. I believe looking at the actual numbers would provide more useful information.

According to the SPLC, students are supposed to identify what items distracted people from civil rights at that time. Gee, what other events occurred during that time? Hurricane Carla, the Space Race, the hunt for communists, the imperialistic war in Viet Nam, Kent State, the riots in Chicago at the Democratic National Convention, LBJ stealing elections, the Kennedy assassination, and the sniper at University of Texas. Each of these items would be considered distractions according to the SPLC. So in their world, marches in Alabama and civil rights cases are more important than gunmen on college campuses killing students. I guess the SPLC logic is civil rights are more important than life and death matters or protecting students. Protecting students and student safety is secondary to civil rights is what they are advocating.

But wait, there is more! The SPLC wants the borders opened up. Any group who stands up and wants the border protected is branded with the label, “hate group”.

The SPLC also addresses the use of simulations in the classroom as a way to teach history. Why don’t they just teach the facts?

So what did I learn from the SPLC?

1. Civil Rights history is the most important history there is. It is more important than studying political events, economic events, or even technological achievements. Civil rights are more important than your own life. Forget making campuses and homes safe, we must protect everyone from potential civil rights violations for the gunmen.

2. The borders need to be opened up. Americans are selfish to keep their borders all to themselves.

3. It is more important to consider peoples feelings and use simulations to teach than to present facts and learn how to think.

4. The legacy of Michael Luther King is worthy of emulation. Never mind that he was a philanderer and violated the rights of others through plagiarism, he is worthy of commendation. In looking at leaders we need to look at their goals and not their character. What they said is more important that how they lived if you look at MLK. (It is ironic how with Ghandi, the press values how he lived over what he said, since he often spoke out against set asides and government mandated preferences).

Free Texas from such insanity. We need students to think. We need students who can solve problems. Students attend school for an education, NOT indoctrination. (Given the amount of indoctrination that goes on is justification enough for home schooling). If you wonder why your kids are not learning anything that you would call education, just look at what is being promoted in the districts. If your school district has “Teaching Tolerance” you will now know what is going on. This is not about teaching tolerance, it is about indoctrinating them to surrender their culture, surrender their personal safety and to emulate people without critically examining who they were, what they stood for and how they lived. It is this kind of uncritical thinking that has allowed philanderers like Bill Clinton and John McCain into high office. It is this kind of thinking that has brought in old drunks and put them in charge of the regime.

Free Texas!

J Murrah

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