Apropos the last post….The dumbing down of the Republican Party

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I think the most genuinely brilliant President was Abe Lincoln. He was deeply mortified about his humble origins and limited education. Back then only well to do children got good educations. Abe was not alone in only getting a modest couple of years of a grade school education. I think his step mother took on his reading and he is famous for voraciously borrowing any book he could lay his hands on. That form of self education is called a didactic education. My belief is that a person should think of themselves as a student for life. Schools should preach continuous learning. I think that too many Americans think that being a student ends with high school or college.

This old story I wrote pretty well sums up the kind of party members Florida Governor Ron DeSanitize the schools wants to create.

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

https://duluthreader.com/contributors/h/84/284-harry-welty