Texas Textbook Controversy: Austin Lee

Well of course liberals think its just awful that Capitalism should be given a starring role in a social studies book.  Besides the empirical evidence that Communism and Socialism are complete and utter failures, how else can you explain why the United States is far and away the leader in almost every endeavor we undertake? (Soccer of course being the exception.)

And why is it bad to mention the violence of the Black Panthers?  I live in Atlanta and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is certainly worthy of being celebrated for his non-violent approach to civil rights.  However, does it really do our children good to ignore the fact that not all proponents of civil rights were so peaceful?  Why can't we mention that there was a segment of our society (on both sides of the race issue) that wanted to use violence?  The Ku Klux Klan and the Black Panthers both used violence to attempt to accomplish their goals.  Why is it so bad to talk about?  Facts are facts.

If our children have to learn about The National Organization for Women, the AFL-CIO, SEIU, and Planned Parenthood, why can't they also learn about the NRA, The Heritage Foundation, The Contract with America, and the Moral Majority.  The reason: Liberals don't want our kids to learn these things, because the kids might start thinking for themselves and realize...hmm...we don't have to depend on the government for our lives.  And isn't it the JOB of the school board to pick curriculum?  Liberals are just mad that one school district chose books they don't like.

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