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Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)
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Date: 
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:47:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Shiri Dori writes:
<snip>

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
Heck, ultimately these reasons are probably the
ONLY reasons we have the public school system we have now.

Nitpicking here - that's not true. The public school system and the
requirement to attend it were formed in the late 19th century. The general
public wanted kids out of the cheap working force, because they were
depressing wages for everyone.

Fascinating! Do you have a cite for that? Should be interesting reading.

++Lar



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  Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)
 
(...) This isn't a cite, but I'd heard the same thing and was reluctant to voice it, since I couldn't document it. And what did I say about fascinating?! Dave! (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  A piece of U.S. history (was: Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda))
 
Whew! What a long post. I've been typing for almost an hour. So careful, great ramble ahead, and the footnotes are almost as long as the post itself. ;-) (...) Matt already found some stuff for you and all, I just wanted to say that I didn't really (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)
 
<snip> (...) Nitpicking here - that's not true. The public school system and the requirement to attend it were formed in the late 19th century. The general public wanted kids out of the cheap working force, because they were depressing wages for (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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