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rurallib

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9. DeJear will lay it out but Iowans won't listen

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 17, 2022, 09:46 AM

Oct 2022

Man what has happened to this state since the second coming of King Terry is just frightening.

If you ever wondered how countries descend into fascism, you lived through it in Iowa. This is almost like a different planet from what I grew up in.

My kids have stated repeatedly they will never come back to Iowa.

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Okay my fellow Iowans... what the hell is going on with our educational system [View all] Peacetrain Oct 2022 OP

The GOP has demonized most US institutions including education. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #1

They've even gone after "the woke" military, thucythucy Oct 2022 #2

Yes the military too. And election workers, election system. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #4

Irish it just makes smoke come out of my ears seriously... Peacetrain Oct 2022 #3

The US education system is one of the best in the world. The GOP wants to destroy it. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #5

Yep. We're sitting on money that could help and instead progressoid Oct 2022 #6

Republicans are doing all they can to demonize anything "public" rurallib Oct 2022 #7

Rural it just breaks our hearts what the republicans have done to our educational system Peacetrain Oct 2022 #8

DeJear will lay it out but Iowans won't listen rurallib Oct 2022 #9