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Hi @rono, Agree the piece is non-partisan. I’ve bookmarked their homepage and will go back frequently to find ways I can help bring some of those democratic principals and practices to fruition.
The skeptic in me wonders if those alone will fix the underlying issue. I happen to agree more with Pogo: “We have met the enemy ...“. I’m currently tempted to throw a shoe at the TV every time I view a national newscast (CBS, NBC, ABC). The networks know exactly what the majority of American viewers really care about. I hate to inform you, but it’s Michael Jackson (not Robert Mueller, Jerome Powell or Kim Jong-um).
Here’s a bound-to-fail proposal: To register to vote one needs to pass an elementary historical literacy test.
Directions - Write a complete sentence or two in which you explain the historical significance of each subject. Spelling and grammar errors accepted. We just want to determine whether you know anything at all about the past. Intelligent responses to any four of the following will qualify you to vote.
A few sample topics: (which everyone who’s completed middle school should know something about)
1. The Magna Carta 2. The Declaration of Independence 3. The Berlin Wall 4. NATO 5. The Cuban Missile Crisis
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The skeptic in me wonders if those alone will fix the underlying issue. I happen to agree more with Pogo: “We have met the enemy ...“. I’m currently tempted to throw a shoe at the TV every time I view a national newscast (CBS, NBC, ABC). The networks know exactly what the majority of American viewers really care about. I hate to inform you, but it’s Michael Jackson (not Robert Mueller, Jerome Powell or Kim Jong-um).
Here’s a bound-to-fail proposal: To register to vote one needs to pass an elementary historical literacy test.
Directions - Write a complete sentence or two in which you explain the historical significance of each subject. Spelling and grammar errors accepted. We just want to determine whether you know anything at all about the past. Intelligent responses to any four of the following will qualify you to vote.
A few sample topics: (which everyone who’s completed middle school should know something about)
1. The Magna Carta
2. The Declaration of Independence
3. The Berlin Wall
4. NATO
5. The Cuban Missile Crisis