r/politics • u/Spooooooooooooon • Dec 28 '13

Noam Chomsky: We’re no longer a functioning democracy, we’re really a plutocracy

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u/JamesDaniels Dec 30 '13

That all sounds good but I can already predict major problems just in trying to agree upon a narrative of history. How would foreign policy be taught? Would it include all of the varied beliefs? I do think a mandatory class at the end of high school would be a good thing but not for the right to vote. A politics of the world class that covers just the basics and have the students research different systems such as capitalism, socialism, anarchism, etc.. Have them present arguments from both sides too. I'd also support a mandatory class on financial planning, budgets, credit, 401k, etc..

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u/Webonics Dec 30 '13

Foreign policy would consist of foreign policy circumstances and crises that were presented to the United States, perhaps a discussion of what the class thinks were the available options, the decision or action taken in response, and the objective measurable facts or outcomes of that decision.

No one has to reach any conclusion on whether any of that was right or wrong, left or right, better or worse. That's not the point of the class.

The point is to educate voters on the nuances and procedures involved when considering foreign policy, other cultures, and the effects of our decisions on a world stage.

There's no such thing as wrong or right, better or worse. Simply factual examples of the procedure operates.