As a teacher of history and politics, I take umbrage at politicians who misuse the past for personal political gain. This year it is the Governor of Virginia, last year the Governor of Texas, who draw my ire. Each has irresponsibly hijacked the past to serve up a helping of BS for their rabid wingnut supporters.
I was beginning to feel like I was the only one who felt this way until I read this Opinion piece in the New York Times. I wish I could require everyone in the Commonwealth of Virginia to read it. (Given the recent decision of Texas educators to downplay the contributions of Virginia's own Thomas Jefferson, I fear that soon there will be few Texans who will know how to read).
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