BREAKING: New horrors emerge from Republican-controlled Florida as it's revealed that MAGA state officials wanted to teach a "both sides" approach to slavery in order to water down the brutality inflicted by white slaveowners. According to a new bombshell review of internal communications, conservatives hated the idea of teaching students about the horrific way in which Africans were kidnapped from their homes in order to enrich white Americans. Before completely rejecting African American Advanced Placement courses in schools entirely, MAGA officials complained that teaching the true history of slavery "may lead to a viewpoint of an ‘oppressor vs. oppressed’ based solely on race or ethnicity." They added that such history "may only present one side of this issue and may not offer any opposing viewpoints or other perspectives on the subject." The fact that such a "viewpoint" would have been an accurate description of American slavery apparently had no effect on the Republicans' idealogical crusade. It's important to recognize that right-wing radicals don't want to acknowledge the real history of slavery because it inevitably leads to recognizing that there are still racial disparities today that need to be addressed. This isn't just about the past, it's about the present and future. Ultimately, the Florida Department of Education completely rejected the proposed academic outline because state officials said it was broadly "unsuitable" for students. Please retweet and ❤️ if you support teaching real history— and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a “woke” new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: tribel.app.link/okwPIHYCIqb
It's truly disheartening to see how some officials prioritize political narratives over acknowledging the harsh realities of history. This approach to teaching only perpetuates ignorance and hinders progress. History shouldn't be sanitized; it should be confronted with honesty to ensure a more just and equitable future. Kudos to those who stood against this distortion of education.
@OccupyDemocrats The MAGA movement started with Trump's birtherism and is a racist reaction to a Black president, yet MAGA propagandists portray Biden as the most racist president in US history because racism has skyrocketed in the last 3 years. 🤡🤡🤡
@OccupyDemocrats How you gonna water down slavery? Why are you trying? Are you embarrassed?
@OccupyDemocrats I DO think that BOTH SIDES should be told & talked about. Slavery was a #REAL-THING & #HORRIFIC@THAT! BUT, The SAME applies to when European WHITES came to "NewFoundLand" & discovered AMERICA, BUT WE ROBBED INDIANS/NATIVE-AMERICANS of THEIR LAND to Enrich Our/THEIRSELVES....
@OccupyDemocrats I support real, honest history. Shame on Fl gop.
@OccupyDemocrats Real history is the only history to teach
@OccupyDemocrats This is a travesty. I'm appalled that this racism is stronger than ever. I'm an elder, but was young enough to see MLK JR 'S speech. The hate, the cries of so-called Christians calling for violence.