Be The Change

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" -Ghandi. I am sick and tired of sitting back and watching as this world continues to spiral out of control. I want to make a change. I want to make a difference. I want to make that difference now.
Jan 25 '12

the whole point of teaching history is to learn from it! Not by being ignorant and pretending like things never happened!? I mean seriously what kind of beings are we trying to be!? Yes Tennessee lets proceed by making future generations even more ignorant than the ones before them. I mean really?

mohandasgandhi:

Tea Party: Remove Slavery From Textbooks In Tennessee

The Tennessee Tea Party would like to remove mentions of slavery from school textbooks as because the believe it tarnishes the image of the Founding Fathers of America. Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz discuss on The Young Turks.

Addicting Info: Tennessee Tea Party Wants Slavery Removed From School Textbooks To Make Founding Fathers Look Good

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  1. thingsjassays reblogged this from mohandasgandhi
  2. alltimejes reblogged this from captainsway and added:
    I feel my pimp hand itching, the tea part must want to be slapped.
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  4. seekanewerworld reblogged this from captainsway and added:
    I would really love if we could stop canonizing the Founding Fathers (and also stop calling them that). They were human,...
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  17. bethechange-now reblogged this from mohandasgandhi and added:
    the whole point of teaching history is to learn from it! Not by being ignorant and pretending like things never...
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  20. thebeautifulconcept reblogged this from blacklifeandlove and added:
    As if the Tea Party hasn’t butchered American history enough since their creation, the Tea Party in Tennessee is...
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  23. nerdulernerdance reblogged this from liberalchristian and added:
    Rrrrgh, stop it Tea Party. Stop doing these things. You’re making me want to become a high school history teacher, so I...
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  26. etherealxaria reblogged this from liberalchristian and added:
    What the actual fuck?
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  28. liberalchristian reblogged this from catch-the-trade-winds and added:
    1984 much? I can’t wait for the version that tells us that the war of independence was fought against Iran.
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  30. jmalik321 reblogged this from thatblckgrl and added:
    Just a lil White Lie huh ?? Fuck Em !!
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  32. yoctavias reblogged this from anticapitalist and added:
    Yeah, we are the Tea Party, and we can just CHANGE HISTORY. Slavery? What slaves? We never had slaves. This country is...
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    Do you see this bull****??? badgirlswearchanel: mohandasgandhi: