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>> >> Nope...  It's convincing proof on how our institutions of higher
>> >> education work and the fact that staffing is nearly all Democrat
>> >> and other current liberals who have re-written history to suit
>> >> their agenda.
>> >
>> > Actually - that crap isn't taught in American schools.
>> > That you attribute a private group of whackos as "higher
>> > education" - shows just how stupid you are. Beyond  your
>> > personal ignorance, you denounce "higher education" itself.
>> > Perhaps if you cracked a book once in a while, you wouldn't
>> > hate smart people so much.
>
> ===========
> I am amazed at what IS taught in American Schools; and I do not think
> that you can assemble all of it under the label of "crap" that actually
> has no meaning at all, other the general classification of "bad."
>
> One case, for example, is that of the "life, history and presidency of
> A. Lincoln. I attended grammar school in the North East; Connecticut.
> Lincoln, in every act and as a person, was presented as "Our Greatest
> President" and attributed to have both motives and virtues without end.
>
> The lessons were "successfully impressioned." I never even heard that
> there were criticisms of him, no less hearing of a "particular
> instance." It was not till my mid-twenties that I "discovered" that a
> "Southern View" of him existed; and that was due to an interest in the
> issues of politics, not Lincoln.
>
> And while you say that "that crap" is not taught in American Schools," I
> can tell you outright that you are wrong. The lessons included issues of
> "slavery" linked to The Alamo and Yes, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam
> Houston and others were "heroes" of Freedom in the context of "The War,"
> the lessons never seemed to address the conflict of "freedom heroes" and
> "slavery issues of The South and The Alamo" at the same time.
>
> The issues raised here are much too broad and deep for newsgroups. These
> deserve the personal responsibility of finding and reading "both sides"
> of history before deciding where to stand on issues. The information was
> always available, but required much interest, time and effort. You now
> have the Internet, making information more easily available, but this
> also requires verification of sources.
>
> Your gratuitous judgements, remarks, labels and re-definition of the
> statements of another poster accomplish little; beyond suggesting that
> they actually may be applied to you as validly as you apply them to
> others...
>
>> > ... whackos as "higher education"
>> > - shows just how stupid you are.
>> > Beyond  your personal ignorance, ...
>> > you denounce "higher education" itself.
>> >
>> > Perhaps if you cracked a book once in a while, you wouldn't
>> > hate smart people so much.
>
> "Cracking a book ..." does not create "smart" nor does it solve "hate."
>
> PS: Is your sig: "Long Ranger" a play on words or a misgnomer for "The
> Lone Ranger" ..? A question - not a criticism...
>
> JHbs


None of what you have quoted here is from my postings. The "Long Ranger' 
moniker refers to my interest in long range shooting.
Long Ranger
P.S. It's good to know you are the authority on what is "too deep" for our 
discussion her. I'm sure most of us aspire to your exalted level............