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It is true, the left has no bars when it comes to pushing its agenda into the curricula. Even targeting children for social engineering.

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come on, there's no conspiracy going on, what you're calling 'the left' is probably rooted in empathy for others (which spirals into things the gov can do, e.g., provide resources, perform more functions/expand, etc.) - while there's a definite need for balance and consideration of what the gov should be responsible for/pay with via public funds, there again, isn't a 'targeting' of anyone

It is not directly "a conspiracy" but it is the result of a conscious approach of getting people in educational institutions who are willing to be activists for ideologically "left-wing" causes. This has exploded in the last few years with more and more institutions taking up critical theory as a guideline for their curriculum, leading to demands for "diversity, equity and inclusion" in more and more fields.

If you disagree I'd like you to explain where I am wrong instead of just downvoting this post. Explain it in clear terms, using words which were in use in the 90's, which can be looked up paper copies of dictionaries from that time. This seemingly strange request stems from the recent trend for dictionaries to change the definition of terms to fit a narrative, Merriam-Webster being one of the examples of a dictionary guilty of this transgression.

>> If you disagree I'd like you to explain where I am wrong instead of just downvoting this post. Explain it in clear terms, using words which were in use in the 90's, which can be looked up paper copies of dictionaries from that time. This seemingly strange request stems from the recent trend for dictionaries to change the definition of terms to fit a narrative, Merriam-Webster being one of the examples of a dictionary guilty of this transgression

Dude, language evolves... this is such a weird thing to be hung up on.

Yes, language evolves, a natural process which happens over an extended time period. What I am talking about is the online dictionary changing the definition of words a few hours from when someone used that word in a context where it does not fit, to make it fit that context. This has now happened a few times in the last year, did you miss that?

This is not language evolution but language revolution - or revolutionary language - and it is not a natural process.

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