Cultural Warring in the Schools

SURVEYS REPEATEDLY INDICATE that we the American people, including and especially parents, overwhelmingly approve, by a margin of four to one, of the nation's public school system just the way it is, which means, progressive. Most Americans corrrectly believe that most American teachers at all levels do not need to be told by legislation whether and when to allow comments or material realting to sexual orientation. Most American paresnts are perfectly happy ot trust the judgment of the teachers and school administrations. A huage majority of the American peope strongly believe that it is vitally important to teach the truth about history, American history in particular, including the part about slavery, discrimination, and racism, regardless of who or who might not be offended and enotionally hurt by the information. The American people, by a large majprity, do not approve of the recent outburst of state laws passed by conservatives in about half the states intended to deny the existence, in public schools. of gay and transgender people, and systemic racism in American history and society. The American people overwhelmingly do not approve of censorship of any sort, particualrly banning books in public schools. Conservative politicians all across America's fruited plain are passing laws banning books in school libraries which speak favorably about gay and transgender people, and which speak honestly, which is negatively, about American slavery ad racism. A majroity of the American people do not disapprove of gay and trsnsgender on moral or religious grounds, like conservatives tend to. A large majority of the Amerian people believe in inclusion, acceptance, and equality for folks of all sexual orientations. The "Culture War" is a seminal feature of the so called "Great Divide" in America, and is the focus of the far right right now, as midterm elections approach. The Democrats, the progressive community in general, need to emphasize teh message thar most Americans support progressive social values, the progressive agenda, rather than the conservative one, in the "culture war". Most Americans want to accept LGBTQ folk as equal. Most Americans want the nightmarish truth about the African-American question, past and present. If research constantly repeated shows the same results, over and over again, such as enduring ubiquitous systemic American racism, which it in fact does, we the American people want to know about it, and need to know about it. We don't want to pass laws censoring truth out of our system, simply because we hate truth and prefer fantasy. History is not for the faint of heart. Neither is education.