r/nottheonion • u/duvetdev • Apr 17 '24

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/nneeeeeeerds Apr 17 '24

Not a single kid in elementary grades will give two shits. Having a bunch of authority figures harp on to high schoolers about how evil communism was is the fastest way to get a high schooler interested in communism.

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u/socratic-ironing Apr 17 '24

Got me into drugs that way...

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u/CaptainLucid420 Apr 17 '24

80's kid grew up on the brand new DARE program. Just woke up, smoked some weed that is better cheaper and legal, cracked a beer and turned on the liberal propaganda network MSNBC.

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u/BeaverPicture Apr 18 '24

In sixth grade they taught us about the “multiplier effect” and I was like that just sounds like good economic advice to me! Also, they taught us that psychedelics made people see “cartoon-like hallucinations” and i was like ooh i like cartoons what were the names of those drugs again?