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Teachable Moment...Liberals prove no one has confidence in a powerful big government led by someone they do not trust.
Ever since President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, America has seen protests, riots, cancelled college classes, and teachers wailing and gnashing their teeth over the prospects of how Trump will affect education. This reaction not only shows a fundamental misunderstanding of government’s role in our lives, it also provides an important real-life civics lesson that many educators ignore: People do not have confidence in a powerful big government led by someone they do not trust.
The reason people distrust big government, whether they acknowledge it openly or not, is that deep in their hearts, they know a powerful government will inevitably limit individual freedom, a reality the American Founding Fathers knew from personal experience. Government has an insatiable appetite and will never stop grabbing power whenever it is given the opportunity. Smaller, local government bodies, which the people can more easily control and influence, are better governments that more accurately reflect the will of the people they represent. This is the real lesson of the 2016 election.
Lennie Jarratt - The Ignored Lesson and Teachable Moment from the 2016 Election
Interesting article, which also touches on the lack of federalist principles taught in today's public schools. Perhaps liberals newfound faith in federalism will reverse this focus on the unitary power of the federal government and expand education on limiting federal powers, returning more power to state governments.
Ever since President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, America has seen protests, riots, cancelled college classes, and teachers wailing and gnashing their teeth over the prospects of how Trump will affect education. This reaction not only shows a fundamental misunderstanding of government’s role in our lives, it also provides an important real-life civics lesson that many educators ignore: People do not have confidence in a powerful big government led by someone they do not trust.
The reason people distrust big government, whether they acknowledge it openly or not, is that deep in their hearts, they know a powerful government will inevitably limit individual freedom, a reality the American Founding Fathers knew from personal experience. Government has an insatiable appetite and will never stop grabbing power whenever it is given the opportunity. Smaller, local government bodies, which the people can more easily control and influence, are better governments that more accurately reflect the will of the people they represent. This is the real lesson of the 2016 election.
Lennie Jarratt - The Ignored Lesson and Teachable Moment from the 2016 Election
Interesting article, which also touches on the lack of federalist principles taught in today's public schools. Perhaps liberals newfound faith in federalism will reverse this focus on the unitary power of the federal government and expand education on limiting federal powers, returning more power to state governments.
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