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We need more homegrown certified federation free hexbear struggle sessions to give our new users the authentic hexbear experience (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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I'll start, I missed the outdoor cats struggle session so i don't know what its deal was except a vague idea that outdoor cats were bad, so I've let my two cats stay being outdoor cats because I feel bad locking them inside, like I want to give them some experience of freedom to go where they please so they can live more fulfilling lives

Edit: also kruschev is imo a lot better than most hexbear users give him credit for

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[–] 27 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I'll get us started: compulsory public education in a capitalist society is prone to child abuse. It's where imperial propaganda gets ingrained and where people who want power over children have unlimited access to control them.

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  • [–] 57 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Being anti-public education is literally a fascist talking point and one that's dangerously popular with US conservatives already. Public education is far from perfect, but removing resources will make every single problem with it worse. Besides, teacher's unions are one of the last viable union careers.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Teachers are cops and being pro teacher is pro cop. Literally if you try to refuse public school as a child, violent enforcement will be threatened and eventually called if you don't confirm.

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  • [–] 48 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Public education is one of the basic principles of any socialist program. Public education was one of the very first things the USSR and Cuba did. Uneducated people fall easier to propaganda.

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  • [–] 23 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Okay those are socialist societies. Under capitalism capitalist propaganda is taught. I'm for public education, but not forcing it. Tell me how you can justify using violence on a literal child so they can learn how great slaveowners were and how to be a good working peon.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Literally if you try to refuse public school as a child, violent enforcement will be threatened and eventually called if you don't confirm.

    Not being glib here, but is that bad? I think the world would be a much worse place if certain children were just allowed to op-out of education in a tantrum.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    The question is what would opting out of education look like? Homeschool is not great, certainly doesn't work for poor people. Same with private school. Does this child just stay at home while their parents work? Do they get no education? Do we let YouTube teach them everything?

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