Yes, this is a true story from the American frontier. I got it first-hand from my grandmother who was there as the young schoolteacher in a one-room schoolhouse. All kids brought guns every day. And so did their teacher. Find out why, and find out how they were able to pass exams with questions like the following at age 14:
· If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts. Per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
· Name the parts of the Bill of Rights and explain which rights they protect.
· Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
· Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
· What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per square meter?
· Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
· What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?
· Relate the causes and results of the...
What is being released right now is not transparency.
It is controlled disclosure.
Fragments.
Selective timing.
Curated narratives.
Carefully engineered confusion.
Enough to distract.
Former DNI General Michael Flynn
“Our problem as Americans is we actually hate history. What we love is nostalgia.’
-- Regie Gibson
“Here’s an uncomfortable truth about the Epstein accusations: We only find them morally reprehensible because of Christianity. Before the spread of Christianity, ‘civilized’ Greek and Roman elites openly flaunted underage s*x slaves. This was normal. Emperor Hadrian built an entire city in honor of his favorite boy… If you undercut the moral foundations of Christianity from the West, culture reverts back to pagan norms.”
–Paul Anleitner