tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5908259304389640698..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: PBS IndoctrinationAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81018772123125639102022-03-12T09:02:59.594-05:002022-03-12T09:02:59.594-05:00You didn't really bother to think about your a...You didn't really bother to think about your answer, did you? I know that what you said is the common belief among those who think that getting other people to buy them stuff is "civic involvement." You are simply reciting a cliche. You needn't patiently explain things to people as if they are stupid when they might be having ideas you aren't. It makes assumptions that should not be made.<br /><br />You apparently make the same assumptions and can't stop. It was a bad lesson to teach children. It's not about dog parks <i>per se.</i>Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-15265050027791906172022-03-12T00:41:05.972-05:002022-03-12T00:41:05.972-05:00It's not indoctrination; it's education an...It's not indoctrination; it's education and inspiration. The point of the PBS Kids video isn't to rally children to go demand dog parks across the country. The point is to explain to kids how civic involvement works and that people coming together in the community to work toward a particular goal can make it happen through mechanisms of democratic government.Clayburn Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761616189927206084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-46843808147178206762018-04-05T10:08:05.139-04:002018-04-05T10:08:05.139-04:00AVI, agreed.
AVI, agreed.<br />Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-53736470143737446062018-04-03T20:25:17.959-04:002018-04-03T20:25:17.959-04:00The speed with which press and other events were o...The speed with which press and other events were organized after the shooting testified to plans already in place. High school kids are not going to organize that fast--they don't have the connections.<br /><br />I was planning to post a comparison with The Monkees, but after some research found that the band really were musicians, contrary to the scuttlebutt.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-90176150043051427532018-04-03T11:12:03.073-04:002018-04-03T11:12:03.073-04:00@ Jonathan - which is good strategy, so I can'...@ Jonathan - which is good strategy, so I can't fault them for that overall picture of using everything to register more voters and get 'em hopping mad. I object to the manipulative and dishonest execution of the plan.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-2694193899548197802018-04-03T09:10:19.375-04:002018-04-03T09:10:19.375-04:00The main goal of the gun-control panic of 2018, th...The main goal of the gun-control panic of 2018, the race panic of 2014, the Women's March and anti-Trump events generally seems to be the registration of new Democratic voters.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-52806599043175083162018-04-02T11:56:38.943-04:002018-04-02T11:56:38.943-04:00I've seen a number of people blogging about an...I've seen a number of people blogging about an article, surprisingly published in the Washington Post, that analyzed the demographics of the March for Our Lives in DC. Only 10% of the participants were 18 or under. The average age of the rest was almost 50, and the majority were women. Some of the more conspiracy minded places point to use permits for the march location that had been obtained for the March date several months in advance of the Parkland shooting. Maybe not astroturf (depending on how you define it) but it appears a generic anti-Trump/feminist/Planned Parenthood protest already in the works could have been re-themed. Certainly seems the kids weren't in the drivers seat.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.com