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   Message 88,848 of 89,766   
   abelard to All   
   Re: US kooks   
   17 Nov 17 11:31:43   
   
   XPost: alt.global-warming, alt.politics.trump, uk.politics.misc   
   XPost: alt.rush-limbaugh   
   From: abelard3@abelard.org   
      
   On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:25:31 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"    
   wrote:   
      
   >abelard wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:10:21 +0000, "Dan S. MacAbre"    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Big Jumper wrote:   
   >>>> Who are all these US kooks that come in the night, and that I have to   
   >>>> delete in the morning?   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> It's useful to know they're out there, rather than have them skulking in   
   >>> the shadows.  But that wouldn't be their style, anyway.  Empty vessels   
   >>> make the most noise, and all that :-)   
   >>   
   >> notice the deliberate broadcasting to several groups   
   >>     and the deliberate restrictions of responses to one group   
   >>    or none...   
   >>   
   >> they cannot deal with facts that contradict their religion   
   >>   
   >> it seems this latest troll hopes that american education is so   
   >>     backward that american groups will not recognise the lies   
   >>   
   >> the only useful response is genuine public education   
   >>   
   >> take education out of the hands of the union blob   
   >>   
   >   
   >It's interesting that our lad's school is always telling parents not to   
   >let their children watch too much TV or YouTube.  I think they're afraid   
   >of the competition.   
      
   indeed...   
      
   most 'teachers' are remarkably insular and incompetent   
      
   > We don't watch TV at all, but our lad has learned   
   >more about the sciences, nature, and history from YouTube than he   
   >possibly could at school.  His teacher says she loves spending time with   
   >him because he's so knowledgeable.  We daren't tell her it's all from   
   >YouTube :-)   
      
   as competition increases there are more interesting channels...   
      
   look at *some* of the stuff put out by bb4, sky arts and pbs as   
        examples   
      
      
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