Of all the things to be called a racist for...

[soulcity]

I've got a daughter and after some problems I made the decision to homeschool her. I've been doing it now for almost 3 years and my child is light years ahead of other children her age.  Honestly, I've no regrets about abandoning the school system.

Well....

Myself and several other homeschooling parents have been singled out for special attention by a newly formed community civil rights group.  I got hand delivered a letter today explaining to me that I'm doing my child an injustice and that I'm setting her up to become racist.  Lordy, now I've heard (read) everything!  I'm not teaching my child to hate anyone based on the color of their skin.  In fact I'm teaching her to avoid people based on what they do and what kind of drama they can create. 

The world has literally gone insane.

[Moe]

Normally my position is the exact opposite of yours, but given the context of this issue, they need to mind their own business.

[LZA]

Homeschooling is a good idea since not every child can be taught in the same structure that school lumps everyone in.

Have them site facts and statistics as to why this is true. Don;t you think if your kid goes to school and is bullied by a particular person, the kid may develop anymosity towards that person??? I was picked on by rich white kids (the blacks and PRs left me alone). So race has nthing to do with it... It the activists that have to try to get into everything and upset it in the name of equality.

yeah, the only reservation I have too, is by homeschooling there are social lessons with other kids your daughter is missing out on. BUt that's not on topic and can be another discussion altogether. Racism not being one of those lessons

[soulcity]

Homeschooling is a good idea since not every child can be taught in the same structure that school lumps everyone in.

Have them site facts and statistics as to why this is true. Don;t you think if your kid goes to school and is bullied by a particular person, the kid may develop anymosity towards that person??? I was picked on by rich white kids (the blacks and PRs left me alone). So race has nthing to do with it... It the activists that have to try to get into everything and upset it in the name of equality.

yeah, the only reservation I have too, is by homeschooling there are social lessons with other kids your daughter is missing out on. BUt that's not on topic and can be another discussion altogether. Racism not being one of those lessons

My daughter takes kickboxing lessons 4Xs a week.  Twice in the kids class and twice with me in the adult class.
At her birthday party last year she had 21 friends show up.  So I'm pretty confident that I've got the social aspects covered.

But you're right that's outside of the topic.

I've already spoke to my mom's lawyer.  He made it very clear that they have absolutely no ability to impose or enforce any kind of rules on my daughter and myself. However, they can cause trouble by contacting Child Protective Services and various other agencies.  So he told me to document everything and keep a strict schedule of what I do every day and also to keep my home spotless.

[CaptButler]

I've already spoke to my mom's lawyer.  He made it very clear that they have absolutely no ability to impose or enforce any kind of rules on my daughter and myself. However, they can cause trouble by contacting Child Protective Services and various other agencies.  So he told me to document everything and keep a strict schedule of what I do every day and also to keep my home spotless.

Sounds like pretty good advice.  Also make sure to follow the advice you are giving to your daughter, i.e., have as little to do as humanly possible with the League of Sanctimonious Busybodies.*



* I can certainly understand the desire to eliminate systemic and ingrained racism, but this is not the way to do it.  Sounds like they would do better to crack open a case of St. Fu.

[Moe]

crack open a case of St. Fu.

Too many people cleared out their stock to make room for toilet paper.

[soulcity]

* I can certainly understand the desire to eliminate systemic and ingrained racism, but this is not the way to do it. 

They're doing a really bad job of eliminating racism because I guarantee that they're creating thousands of new racists.

The leftist doctrines dominate almost every institution and large business in this nation.  If there's still systemic racism in this nation then it comes from those leftist doctrines.  The only color us filthy Capitalists see is the color of money.

[CaptButler]

* I can certainly understand the desire to eliminate systemic and ingrained racism, but this is not the way to do it. 

They're doing a really bad job of eliminating racism because I guarantee that they're creating thousands of new racists.

The leftist doctrines dominate almost every institution and large business in this nation.  If there's still systemic racism in this nation then it comes from those leftist doctrines.  The only color us filthy Capitalists see is the color of money.

I cannot agree with this.  Such clueless boobs do not have the power to create "new" racists, although they very well may encourage racists, and those inclined toward racism, to be rather less discrete about their racism.  At bottom, racism has far more to do with fear and irrationality than it does any political program.

[LZA]

* I can certainly understand the desire to eliminate systemic and ingrained racism, but this is not the way to do it. 

They're doing a really bad job of eliminating racism because I guarantee that they're creating thousands of new racists.

The leftist doctrines dominate almost every institution and large business in this nation.  If there's still systemic racism in this nation then it comes from those leftist doctrines.  The only color us filthy Capitalists see is the color of money.

I cannot agree with this.  Such clueless boobs do not have the power to create "new" racists, although they very well may encourage racists, and those inclined toward racism, to be rather less discrete about their racism.  At bottom, racism has far more to do with fear and irrationality than it does any political program.

ya. I agree. Also, the media is leftist, and the media wants to drum up any trouble they can so they can report on it, including racism. But they cannot create anything if you see through the intentions. The media is just trying to amp up people to get mad about something. I wish more people saw that...

[ill88eagle]

leftist doctrines dominate almost every institution and large business in this nation.  If there's still systemic racism in this nation then it comes from those leftist doctrines.

Let's pick things apart and examine them. For starters "leftist doctrines".

The political terms Left and Right were coined during the French Revolution (1789–1799), referring to the seating arrangement in the French Estates General. Those who sat on the left generally opposed the monarchy and supported the revolution, including the creation of a republic and secularization, while those on the right were supportive of the traditional institutions of the Old Regime.
[...]
The term was later applied to a number of movements, especially republicanism during the French Revolution in the 18th century, followed by socialism, including anarchism, communism and social democracy, in the 19th and 20th centuries. Since then, the term left-wing has been applied to a broad range of movements including civil rights movements, feminist movements, anti-war movements and environmental movements, as well as a wide range of parties. According to emeritus professor of economics, Barry Clark, "[leftists] claim that human development flourishes when individuals engage in cooperative, mutually respectful relations that can thrive only when excessive differences in status, power, and wealth are eliminated".

You don't need a PHD in politics in order to realize that the affiliations mentioned share little to no common doctrines other than the belief in equality - on which the USofA are founded unless I read the declaration of independence wrong:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

Indeed the Founding Fathers were inspired by The French Revolution and as such arguably "leftists", and both the declaration of indepence and the constitution could quite rightly be considered "leftist doctrine", if such a thing could be said to exist.

As for systemic racism, here's a very plausible and well founded explanation:



If we agree that the ideal of equality is a common denominator of leftist thought, then we must also rule out the housing policies related in above video as being 'leftist doctrine'.

It would be interresting to see examples of USAnian leftist politics which had a negative impact on equality. I am sure I am ignorant as I can't think of any. But I'm eurotrash so don't mind me.

Also, the media is leftist, and the media wants to drum up any trouble they can so they can report on it, including racism. But they cannot create anything if you see through the intentions.  The media is just trying to amp up people to get mad about something. I wish more people saw that...

Again, I must object to the usage of the word leftist here. Amping up people to get mad is not particularly leftist. One could argue unity and solidarity was. While trolling for viewers (or replies) is just void level retardation...

Now, to get this all back on topic, there is no claim to be made that homeschooling alone does a racist make. But I can imagine Shaniqua thinking "DAS RACIST!" upon seeing all the Karens with time and resources to educate their kids at home pull their white kids out of school. And arguably, homeschooling your kid is a privilege few black mommas have. So I can see where the resentiment is coming from. And arguably pulling out privileged kids from public schools creates a negative dynamic much like the housing dynamic mentioned in above video, which leaves the underprivileged with the shitty education.  

Here's a lefty idea: Put all the mommas who wanna homeschool their kids on a pay roll of at least minimum wage corresponding to the amount of hours they spend teaching their kids. That would even out the score a bit...

Or, real radical left idea here: Turn the schools into state paid but autonomous cooperatives owned and run by parrents and teachers alike in flat democratic structures.