tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post7752514427581395902..comments2023-10-24T11:35:16.769-04:00Comments on Social Foundations of Education: Classic Book Recommendation: Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the MastGabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429965049921573531noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-67060916898014651932009-07-29T13:04:35.117-04:002009-07-29T13:04:35.117-04:00Probably at no time until now, with the prospect o...Probably at no time until now, with the prospect of Muslim/Marxist Barack Hussein Obama getting the Democratic nomination, has our nation been under such threat as it was in the 1930s and 1940s from an alien ideology counter to Western tradition.<br /><br />Barack is not a Muslim/Marxist. Your site is trash!!Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-46136484203742881282008-03-30T19:49:00.000-04:002008-03-30T19:49:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-79495986358052184332008-03-28T19:53:00.000-04:002008-03-28T19:53:00.000-04:00Be quiet Gabe. You may have the right to speak bu...Be quiet Gabe. You may have the right to speak but you do not have the right to try and pass misinformation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-61305609802574231812008-03-27T17:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T17:46:00.000-04:00Gabe,Could you please provide a link to informatio...Gabe,<BR/><BR/>Could you please provide a link to information on where the following have been banned:<BR/><BR/>Two Years Before the Mast<BR/>Ivanhoe<BR/>Typee<BR/>The Royal Road to RomanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-88489650275575910792008-03-27T11:57:00.000-04:002008-03-27T11:57:00.000-04:00"Very few because LIBERALS find so much of our her..."Very few because LIBERALS find so much of our heritage "insensitive" or not sufficiently "multicultural."<BR/><BR/>Nonsense. You're nuttier than Debbie Schlussel, Queen of the Bigots.<BR/><BR/>You actually posted this on Schlussel's blog:<BR/>"We should only allow Arab Christians into our country . . ."<BR/><BR/>How long have YOU been a despicable bigot?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-38010864427257586282008-03-27T09:50:00.000-04:002008-03-27T09:50:00.000-04:00Anonymous:No, both you and The Other Side are comp...Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>No, both you and The Other Side are completely missing the point: Liberals have BANNED much classic literature from the schools. How many students these days are familiar with Two Years Before the Mast and so many other classics, such as Ivanhoe, Typee, The Royal Road to Romance, etc?<BR/><BR/>Very few because LIBERALS find so much of our heritage "insensitive" or not sufficiently "multicultural."<BR/><BR/>The fact that you can find Two Years Before the Mast at Amazon tells you nothing.<BR/><BR/>There is an excellent book on this topic of liberal censorship of our heritage in the public schools. It is The Language Police by the education scholar Diane Ravitch.Gabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429965049921573531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-48520133186094556702008-03-27T08:57:00.000-04:002008-03-27T08:57:00.000-04:00"Two Years Before the Mast obviously has been bann..."Two Years Before the Mast obviously has been banned by liberals because Dana's opinions on the lazy Californians does not conform to Marxism."<BR/><BR/>Nonsense. Life's too short for all this "blame the liberals" nonsense. The book is available at www.amazon.com and many other online book retailers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-64261843622080827392008-03-21T17:18:00.000-04:002008-03-21T17:18:00.000-04:00"it is in fact Christians that SAVED our Greek and..."it is in fact Christians that SAVED our Greek and Roman literary heritage"<BR/><BR/>Yes, but how much did they "choose" NOT to save?<BR/><BR/>Take a look at this article, as I believe it is a fair and accurate portrayal of the <A HREF="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/80809/banned_and_burned_a_history_of_book.html?page=2" REL="nofollow">History of Book Censorship on Religious Grounds</A> (don't worry it discusses the Muslims as well).<BR/><BR/>"These days Marxism and Islam are the greatest censors of our heritage."<BR/><BR/>I could not agree more with you on the Muslim abhorrance for western cultural, and their extreme censorship. However, I noticed you didn't include liberals as you did in your blog post. It was your initial inclussion of liberals that I took umbrage at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-54585945470954825902008-03-21T08:38:00.000-04:002008-03-21T08:38:00.000-04:00"And Christians have not been at the forefront of ..."And Christians have not been at the forefront of literary censorship for hundreds of years?"<BR/><BR/>Otherside,<BR/><BR/>No, it is in fact Christians that SAVED our Greek and Roman literary heritage. Muslims--those whom Barack Hussein Obama identifies with and refuses to disengage from--blow up our heritage; the Catholic Church has saved it.<BR/><BR/>Muslims abhor the human body, which is why they censor any depiction of the human body in art and religion. The iconoclasm that hit the Eastern Church in Constantinople in the 700s and 800s was a direct result of Muslim influence. Thankfully for our heritage, Rome stated clearly the heresy that iconoclasm was.<BR/><BR/>Muslims abhor our cultural heritage (as do Marxists). They blew up those centuries old Buddhist statues in Afghanistan. Another example is how the Parthenon was in an excellent state of preservation until barbaric Muslims used it as an ammunition storage site and then a mosque.<BR/><BR/>These days Marxism and Islam are the greatest censors of our heritage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-36892865553674351752008-03-20T22:50:00.000-04:002008-03-20T22:50:00.000-04:00"which demonstrates the power that liberals and Ma..."which demonstrates the power that liberals and Marxists have had in censoring our great literary heritage"<BR/><BR/>And Christians have not been at the forefront of literary censorship for hundreds of years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1897947054621902215.post-17912919409791135252008-03-17T14:37:00.000-04:002008-03-17T14:37:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com