Kids Say the Darndest, Most Stalinist Things

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Kids Say the Darndest, Most Stalinist Things

By Bill Maher, Bill Maher is the host of HBO's " Real Time With Bill

Maher. "

 

 

 

A new survey found that a majority of high schoolers think newspapers

should not be allowed to publish without government approval. And

almost one in five said that Americans should be prohibited from

expressing unpopular opinions.

 

Lemme tell you little darlings something: This is my livelihood you're

messing with, so either learn the Bill of Rights or you don't deserve

Social Security.

 

Now, to those of you who think I'm overreacting: Yes, I understand

that when you're in high school you're still very young and that no

one really cares what kids say anyway — it's not like priests are

dating them for their brains.

 

But the younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine,

not for it; they're supposed to question authority, not question those

who question authority.

 

And what's so frightening is that we're seeing the beginnings of the

first post-9/11 generation — the kids who first became aware of the

news under an " Americans need to watch what they say " administration,

the kids who've been told that dissent is un-American and therefore

justifiably punished by a fine, imprisonment — or the loss of your

show on ABC.

 

President Bush once asked, " Is our children learning? " No — they isn't.

A more appropriate question might be, " Is our teachers teaching? " In

four years, you can teach a gorilla sign language. Is it too much to

ask that in the same amount of time a kid be taught what those crazy

hippies who founded this country had in mind?

 

I know the Morals & Values folks want us to take time out of the

school day for prayer and the Ten Commandments and abstinence training

and at least two theories of evolution — the one agreed upon by every

scientist in the world and the one that involves naked ladies and

snakes — but, lest we forget, last month the people of Iraq risked

death and danger to send a simple, inspiring message: America, get out

of our country. But also, we want the freedoms you take for granted.

 

Now, I didn't mind being on the losing side of the last election. But

as a loser, I guess I have some " unpopular " opinions — and I'd like to

keep them. I'd even like to continue to say them right out loud on TV,

because if I just get up there every Friday night and spout the Bush

administration's approved talking points, that's not freedom or

entertainment. It's Fox News.

 

 

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duty to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation.

It will preserve and defend those basic principles on which our

nation has been built. It regards Christianity as the foundation

of our national morality, and the family as the basis of national

life. "

Adolph Hitler, My New World Order,

Proclamation to the German Nation

at Berlin, February 1, 1933

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Re the survey on freedom of the press, I've heard a

lot of talk about this study, but no details as far as

exactly what was asked or in what context. It could

be that the students were being poitically correct,

and answering in the context of

" the war on terror "

 

Personally, I resent those who publish these results

without any of the details of the study.

 

 

Another survey had to do with restricting the civil

freedoms of Muslims, which is a ridiculous question

given that the average person has no idea what a

Muslim is, and they could be assuming that Muslim

means a foreigner and not an American. Further, they

could be basing their opinion on the belief that the

911 story is accurate and that we are " at war " with

Muslims.In other words, their opinion would be of

litte value or significance. Why did the study ask

about Muslims and not Chinese or Mexicans, or some

other minority group?

 

The real question is why was the question even asked

in the first place? To me, the answer appears to be

that the government and its propagandist and social

planners are seeking justification for restricting our

freedoms and ignoring the Constitution.

 

More questions I have is how did they get so many

schools to participate? Were they public or private

schools? How did they get so many students to

respond?

Were the responses anonymous? Were the students

allowed to opt out of answering?

Why is our public money and school time being used for

social engineering surveys? Do we really want studies

being done on our children without parental knowledge

or consent?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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