UK politics / education
Schools aren't allowed to use anti-capitalist external resources when planning their curriculum. What the fuck?
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plan-your-relationships-sex-and-health-curriculum/#choosing-resources
UK politics / education
@Shrigglepuss Not allowed to use racist information either, so we can't talk about the Govt
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@Shrigglepuss also love the chilling effect language
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@Shrigglepuss urgh some sections are worse
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@Shrigglepuss
" promoting divisive or victim narratives that are harmful to British society"
or
"selecting and presenting information to make unsubstantiated accusations against state institutions"
UK politics / education
@Shrigglepuss also "Materials which suggest that non-conformity to gender stereotypes should be seen as synonymous with having a different gender identity should not be used and you should not work with external agencies or organisations that produce such material." sounds like a dogwhistle?
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@Shrigglepuss I shouldn't be so outraged by this considering the government BENEFITS from #capitalism. #uk
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@Shrigglepuss
I'd be surprised to find if that's not already a thing in the US too, especially considering how few have even the slightest idea what socialism and/or communism are.
To most here, those simply mean "that thing I don't like" - everything they find distasteful is "communism"
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The last thing we need is more greedy little money-motivated shitheads