Parents blindly refusing to let their children listen to the President

[Bluerthanblue]

are demonstrating and modeling a lack of RESPECT for not only for the President as a person, but for the Office itself.

They are also acting in a very UNPATRIOTIC manner.

Which should come as no surprise, but is still disappointing.

I'm ashamed of those who call themselves "American"- and behave like spoiled, arrogant brats.

:shrug:

[librechik]

1. word

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Well given that this happened over the last eight years

oh never mind....

To ideologues you do not want the OTHER guy talking to the little tykes.

Go ahead and flame away.

And for the record I could not listen to bush for eight years.

[yodermon]

20. I would not have pulled my child from school on a day dubya addressed them.

Rather I would explain to them why what he said was bullshit. You know, develop their critical thinking skills.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. The point is that people did it

my approach would be yours... and a long discussion... but that is not the approach of many an ideologue on both sides.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. They are teaching their children

that going to school and getting an education isn't important!

[Bluerthanblue]

8. and that closing their ears and minds is a 'good' thing- not to mention

how to be rude, and prejudiced. (pre-judging what the President is going to say, based only on their own bias and dislike for the person who is President).


:shrug:


I have more faith in my kids obviously- and know that when they form opinions it isn't because they are unaware of how people who hold different perspectives think- but because they have made an educated choice to hold the opinions they do.

:hi:

[malaise]

11. No they are teaching their children that they do

not believe in democracy. They will not accept that the majority voted for Obama. Fuck them.

[flakey_foont]

4. great lesson to teach the kids

but, why couldn't it have been like that when I was in school? "Ma, the President is going to speak to the students today" "Oh,well, then, Junior..you're staying home!"
geez, how I would have abused that!!!!

[YOY]

5. Well at least he hasn't called himself a "uniter".

They're just still living in post-"uniter" America.

[Winterblues]

6. They want their children to be more stupid than they are.

How can one interpret it any differently?

[Bluerthanblue]

14. they are afraid that their children will choose

to think differently than they do. And that is threatening.

If they really trusted in their beliefs being correct, they wouldn't have any fear.

Just as those of us who have let/encouraged our children to listen to the Republicans don't fear they'll be converted/brainwashed. (Rather, it has only reinforced my children's liberal leanings).

:hi:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

18. Agreed

If I had kids, I would have encouraged them to listen to whatever President we had, but to also check out facts for themselves and make up their own minds.

[NotThisTime]

21. That's been the Republican mantra for a long time, keep the masses stupid so they'll vote Republican

even when it's not in their own best interest. No critical thinking skills, they aren't interested in educating their kids or any body else's beyond what might be considered average or below. It's quite disgusting.

[Doctor_J]

7. We need to start thinking of a permanent solution to the hate radio brainwashing problem

.

[Bluerthanblue]

12. i agree. a good start

would be living the talk.

I don't always do this, but i'm trying to "be the change".

:hi:

Pres. Obama's been doing a pretty good job of walking his talk.

[ashling]

9. Parents who keep their kids home for this

should be labeled "unpatriotic"

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. I didn't want to listen to G. H. W. Bush in 1989 with his drugs speech

Is that unpatriotic?

[Mariana]

13. They're terrified that their children will like and respect him

if they actually see and hear him themselves. Imagine their kids coming home saying something like, "But Mom, you said he was evil and stupid and wrong about everything. But all he said was that we should work hard in school, just like you say we should do." Heads would explode.

[Matariki]

15. Let me guess - a handful of crazies and the news is pushing it 24/7

like it were some kind of movement.

[Bluerthanblue]

17. yup, or we're seeing the manipulation of narrow minds in progress

thanks to the MSM and the laziness of much of America's population.

How can we change this? Ignoring it enables it. Denying it empowers it. ?? ?

[surrealAmerican]

16. They don't trust their children's ability ...

... to think critically because they have made a concerted effort to keep their children from thinking and questioning what they are told.

That's the problem with raising your children to follow orders blindly. You can't trust them if they should happen to hear an authority figure say something that might contradict what you've said.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

19. Wonder if they've forgotten the "forbidden fruit" angle?

Some of these kids kept home may well wonder what Obama has to say. Since it will be all over the Internet, they'll get to find it if they want to. And I wonder what they will think when they do?