Continuing with a recent trend of quietly passing legislation that seeks to bar the use of textbooks that do not follow the narrative that places The European & American as The Founders of Civilization, The Oklahoma State Legislation is now taking steps to have AP U.S. History courses removed from its State Curriculum. Claiming that the curriculum is Negative & Unpatriotic. Sponsored by State Representative Dan Fisher (of course he's a Republican), a pending bill would withhold funding unless there's a change to the curriculum. Republicans deem the course subject matter to be "revisionist,"places too much emphasis on topics like slavery and the Japanese internment camps during World War II," emphasizes "what is bad about America," and paints a bad picture of America from a global sense. I'm not sure what Kool-Aide these cats have been drinking; but these horrible things really did happen. furthermore, I'm sure whatever is in the coursework & tests is still a watered down version. But I guess these demons prefer to pretend that these things never happened. Similar movements have been going down for at least the last two years in several places, including Texas, Tennessee, Georgia & Colorado. Any curriculum that does not promote the lie of Europeans & Americans as Great civilizers, Explorers, Defenders of Freedom & The source of All Enlightenment is gonna catch fire from the far too many Republican-Controlled Local & State Governments across the country. But a True Analysis of History shows every aspect of that ideal to be false. Murderous exploiters is what they have actually been. And like I said before, whatever truth one may find in these History & Geography courses is still greatly watered down too.
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