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Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools | Educational material from PragerU is now offered to public schools in six states (wapo.st)
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Per the article:

Critics say PragerU lessons distort history and facts to serve a conservative worldview. Some scientists have said PragerU videos lack context and downplay climate change as climate alarmism, while the Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges some videos are anti-Muslim. Other complaints center on the nonprofit’s portrayal of slavery.

PragerU is literally paid by billionaires to push their far-right science denial

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I've never seen so many people miss the point. Schools should teach people to dissect propaganda. They should teach how propaganda uses fallacies and preys on anger. Geez.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Sure. The state isn't going to do that though, because it wants kids to obey first and believe in human rights (with a deliberately vague understanding of such) and democracy (managed) second.

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