Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Our Education System Fosters American Self-Loathing | The American Spectator

Our Education System Fosters American Self-Loathing | The American Spectator:
"It’s a recipe for disaster.
See the source imageIn a recent poll by YouGov and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, 70 percent of millennial Americans (23 to 38 years old) are likely to vote socialist, and 36 percent have a favorable view of communism. 
In a 2018 YouGov poll, millennials are almost four times as likely as those Americans older than 54 to say they are not proud to be an American and almost three times as likely to disagree with the statement that “America is the greatest country in the world.”
These generational differences are stark and disturbing for the future of America. 
They are not surprising, however, given that our education system emphasizes the evils of America, the West, and capitalism.
Today, teachers underscore our failures, fostering American self-loathing, never teaching that the United States has been the greatest force for freedom and opportunity in the history of humankind and that free-market capitalism has created unparalleled wealth, even among the poorest.
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