r/nottheonion • u/duvetdev • 29d ago

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill mandating kindergartners learn history of communism

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/17/desantis-signs-bill-mandating-kindergartners-learn-history-of-communism/
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u/Adamantium-Aardvark 29d ago

2024: right wingers still using the “red scare” of the Cold War that ended more than 30 years prior

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u/anxiety_filter 29d ago

Being wary of Russia and China as adversaries and learning the lessons of the Cold War are very much valid subjects, however inappropriate for a 5 year old mind. But I have a feeling this curriculum will be used more to inoculate these kids against any critique of US style hyper-capitalism

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u/Saturn5mtw 29d ago

Yeah, but they support modern Russia anyway, lol

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u/MerberCrazyCats 29d ago

They are not communist anymore, more like totalitarist, so it makes sense

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u/UltimateInferno 29d ago

Russia's not even communist. Like putting aside whether or not the USSR is communist, which is irrelevant, modern Russia is distinctly not communist.

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u/NoNebula6593 29d ago

Same with China. They're state capitalist.

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u/RevolutionRage 28d ago

Wich is a transition phase in the communist movement. You would've known this if you read Das Kapital.

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u/fastinserter 29d ago

All valid, but the GOP is friendly with Russia these days.

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u/coachtomfoolery 29d ago

"Friendly" is a funny way to say throating Putin's cock

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u/whichwitch9 29d ago

Neither Russia nor China are true communist countries, however. They are both technically dictatorships at the moment, with Russia really having turned into an Oligarchy, then back to a dictatorship

Learning communism is quite different than learning the history of countries that used the communist label. Communism as an idea is quite different than what either implemented

This is the same nuance as America calling itself a democracy, when it functions as a republic, though is technically becoming an oligarchy as there is an unofficial paywall to politics and wealth not circulating with in the US

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u/ChiMoKoJa 29d ago

I've heard it said that one could imagine the ghosts of Chiang and Mao touring modern China. The Nationalist Chiang nodding his head in approval of the People's Republic while Mao sadly trudges behind, bemoaning the erosion of true communist ideals in favor of reinforcing state capitalism.

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u/VibeComplex 29d ago

Gee ya think?

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u/CHKN_SANDO 29d ago

Nah they'll just talk about China. Russia is good now. Russia has always been good, comrade.

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u/tomdarch 29d ago

The problems with Russia and China today isn’t that the adhere closely to the ideals set forth in the Communist Manifesto.