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29. I blame "No Child Left Behind."

Wed Feb 5, 2025, 12:44 AM

11 hrs ago

Twenty years later, we're in deep shit. Nobody understands civics or history, but they know how to take a test in 2005.

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There are probably a lot of people who have no clue what is going on. [View all] milestogo 21 hrs ago OP

Just watch Traildogbob 21 hrs ago #1

Those things need to be shown to everyone... SleeplessinSoCal 19 hrs ago #19

You're absolutely right, Americans are largely completely unaware SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #2

Yes I have friends and neighbors who are oblivious to what is going on. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #3

We are in the midst of The Butterfly Revolution SoCal Roomba 21 hrs ago #5

They won't be oblivious in 2 years orangecrush 20 hrs ago #6

Two months more likely Evolve Dammit 19 hrs ago #17

Yep orangecrush 14 hrs ago #24

What news has FOX been discussing these days? IcyPeas 20 hrs ago #7

Since i boycott both that is a great question. Boomerproud 3 hrs ago #32

Hardly anyone Cirsium 20 hrs ago #8

When your premise is to steal from and kill the people already here LuvLoogie 20 hrs ago #9

The terminally somnolent may have their blissfully non-aware state Aussie105 20 hrs ago #11

all of the above mokeyz 19 hrs ago #18

Could you please recall Rupert Murdoch et al.? He's spooky3 13 hrs ago #26

You can add the flame-thrower BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #20

Oh, god! I forgot about him. 🤮🤮 Oopsie Daisy 19 hrs ago #21

A lot of people who have no clue? LilElf70 19 hrs ago #13

Nailed it Evolve Dammit 19 hrs ago #14

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; yowzayowzayowza 19 hrs ago #15

DEI socialism is the reason for the higher prices IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #16

As FDR said... ancianita 19 hrs ago #22

Back in 2019, during the Democratic presidential primary season - DeeDeeNY 18 hrs ago #23

I watch zero news. Iggo 13 hrs ago #25

They won't JustAnotherGen 13 hrs ago #27

That's exactly the problem. They don't know. summer_in_TX 11 hrs ago #28

I blame "No Child Left Behind." Qutzupalotl 11 hrs ago #29

Why isn't this the headline in every newspaper in the LARGEST FONT? Martin Eden 3 hrs ago #30

My own family is tuned out except for my older sister Beringia 3 hrs ago #31