Isabel Brown @theisabelb Apr 6 Teenagers are sharing photos of their AP U.S. Government textbooks, and the sheer amount of indoctrination is wildly disturbing.

Apparently, Barack Obama is ideologically a right wing authoritarian.

Hillary Clinton and George W Bush are entirely indistinguishable politically.

Donald Trump is of course virtually the same as Hitler.

@tedcruz is apparently more radically authoritarian than Fidel Castro AND Joseph Stalin..??!!??

@Linda_McMahon — can we expedite some major changes to American public education?

https://xcancel.com/theisabelb/status/2041263575373652302#m

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[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

These textbooks have to be approved by the Texas board of education before they're allowed to be used anywhere in the country, I find it highly dubious that US high school textbooks are actually like this. Seems much more likely this is just right wing bullshit fearmongering, wouldn't surprise me if this is made up using AI or something.

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do they? I thought AP was a separate entity from the school system

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It is, but Texas purchases the largest number of textbooks in the country, so if they refuse to purchase them, it means the printing companies lose out on lots of money. (especially since if Texas refuses all the Southern states will also likely refuse as well)

[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Damn, TIL.

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah, like most censorship in the US, it isn't some nefarious government official putting books on the official state ban list, it's private companies working together to maximise their profiteering off of keeping the public as ignorant as possible.