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Re: 'Lego Ban' at Seattle School Fueled by Anti-Private Property Crusaders
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Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:10:03 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Sid Dinsay wrote:
teachers at the private school wanted their students to learn that private
property ownership is evil.

Right! Anyone should be allowed to walk into your home, treat your house with
disrespect, and call you evil when you object.

"We should have equal houses. They should be standard sizes."

Of course, because civil engineering has taught us that all humans of every
culture fit very neatly and easily into exactly one of 3 categories, and can be
accomodated in a "one-size-fits-all" mentality.

From the article, it sounds like they're trying to teach "perfect" communist
morals or something. Man, I hope they're not ACTUALLY teaching that.

It's true that capitalism is inherently selfish, and so it's good to teach kids
about the dangers of taking it too far, but teaching them that communism is the
ideal society is just setting them up for one hell of a letdown.

DaveE



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  'Lego Ban' at Seattle School Fueled by Anti-Private Property Crusaders
 
You have to go in via (URL) to find this article. There is no direct link. L'Eggo My Lego By Maureen Martin 28 Feb 2007 Some Seattle school children are being told to be skeptical of private property rights. This lesson is being taught by banning (...) (18 years ago, 28-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch) ! 

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