Thread: Piece of History: A Canadian talks about American's

Originally Posted by earcutter

Why does everyone that leans a little right think that education leans left? That confuses me.

OK - so note I am talking higher education here.

I have just completed 6 years of business school in America's heartland and brother... there were more Tea Party, Republican Party, Libertarian want-to-be's than anything.

Of course I am but one data point - but University's here really, really, rely on their endowments... and from what I have seen, those who give to endowment funds influence how the college leans.

Are you saying more left leaning people contribute to colleges? Cuz only that would explain your thinking?

This tends to cause some skepticism.

6 Videos Of School Children Singing Songs That Praise Barack Obama

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

This tends to cause some skepticism.

6 Videos Of School Children Singing Songs That Praise Barack Obama

LOL - yeah I don't know what's going on in grade schools so well here - I know my kids aren't singing that song .

I think since 2009 we would have heard more about this on Fox if this indeed became a "thing." And I haven't seen anything. But that's just me.

Not to downplay it - I have no idea if it's considered bad form to sing the praises of the Commander and Chief in school here or not... but I recall growing up in the commonwealth and having to sing God Save The (freaking) Queen every day lol. It sucked!! LOL!

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

This tends to cause some skepticism.

6 Videos Of School Children Singing Songs That Praise Barack Obama

So are you saying school children should never sign a song praising their president regardless of who he or she is or what their party affiliation could be? Not sure how this supports the "education system is in the hands of the left" assertion. If this were truly the case then wouldn't most everyone be espousing left leaning view points since most everyone would have been educated under that ideal? At that point the election results would never be as close as they are now. I'd also be very interested in what specific curricula at any educational level you feel is an prime example of left leaning or the right leaning versus fact leaning.

I really liked this clip as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrA4...e_gdata_player

[QUOTE=Brenngun;1218675]So are you saying school children should never sign a song praising their president regardless of who he or she is or what their party affiliation could be? /QUOTE]

Actually that is what I am saying. Especially when those kids don't know what or who they sing for.

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Originally Posted by Brenngun

So are you saying school children should never sign a song praising their president regardless of who he or she is or what their party affiliation could be? /QUOTE]

Actually that is what I am saying. Especially when those kids don't know what or who they sing for.

Funny, I guess one could have the same objection then about the singing of national anthems by young school children. Considering that they have no real clue/conception about that either.

Bob

So.......What's wrong with Poutine ? Potatoes , cheese, gravy......what's not to like ?

And since I'm on a roll...French Canadian gals are kinda hot with their cute little Franco/Englaise accents and those dark black doll eyes and all that good hooha ...just sayin is all. I'm done.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

So.......What's wrong with Poutine ? Potatoes , cheese, gravy......what's not to like ?

Well its like this... On the surface nothing. But when you look real close... As in think every nuance speaks to the populous close - you see that the potato is a whore (its from I.DA.ho.) you see. The whore represents the average "man.". Said potato is smothered by those claiming to enhance it... The cheese curds and the gravely.

Of course the cheese curds are white and the searing gravely, brown. So above the ho... Is a racial war being fought.

As a commentary on Canadian culture you can see how poutine is a very charged topic! One usually best avoided.

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Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Funny, I guess one could have the same objection then about the singing of national anthems by young school children. Considering that they have no real clue/conception about that either.

Bob

Or any sort of religious songs too.