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Robert Heinlein’s stories including a “future history” often referred to “The Crazy Years” when societies around the world became totally dysfunctional – madness became the norm.

Several of us here at TPOL have decided that Heinlein never truly understood just how insane people and institutions here in the States could become. The latest example comes from Loudon County, Virginia. There, the school district has taken action to deal with a truly heinous event: a history teacher passed around a cotton bole to the students, and some students made stupid cracks and other students were distressed – not just offended, but disturbed and distressed by being exposed to cotton.

Raw cotton, of course. Otherwise, we would bet that every one of those offended students would have to go ahead and get naked. Everyone knows that denim jeans are made of linen and animal skin, right? And teeshirts today are only made of recycled nylon carpet, no? Briefs and boxers are generally sewn using aluminum foil, yes? And of course, whatever it is that teen girls wear is only made of silk…

But to use a training aid when teaching a history class about slavery? Oh, no, the teacher must be defamed and punished. The so-called “pastor” from the local NAACP chapter must be coddled and special counseling must be provided to all the distressed teens.

Rude, crude remarks are as common as greasy burgers and fries when you are dealing with teenagers. And these days, anything is an excuse to say gross and disgusting things.

But the failure to teach about the hows and whys of human slavery is ultimately going to lead to even more problems and repeating the errors of the past.

So when teachers and students are disturbed by something that they learn in history class, is that not a GOOD thing? Indeed, is that not something that teachers should strive to achieve? Disturbance and revulsion about the horrific things that humans have done to each other – and how other humans worked hard and sacrificed to end those things?

Not in modern American government-run, tax-funded institutions.

And not to Woke, social-justice-warrior (claiming) coddled and cushioned students. “Children” who all too often (like the 15-year-old girl who murdered several people in Wisconsin this week) go out and harm people physically and not just emotionally.

(As was pointed out by one comment made regarding a commentary earlier this week: mental and emotional harm are seemingly more to be feared than physical or financial harm.)

It is a frequent cry here at TPOL: People, get your children OUT of the public schools. Not just government-run and tax-supported, but government-ruined and theft-supported. And contaminated beyond redemption by political correctness, Woke insanity, and dedication to destroying people, families, and society.

Yes, you will tell us that “my children’s school is different.” Maybe – now and then. When you are looking. Why give your children into the hands of people, whatever their motives and their skills, who are teaching and practicing the things that most American schools have been doing for years.

In the past, other teachers have been attacked for teaching history in a way that young people will remember. Attacked and fired and treated like monsters. One who held a mock slave auction. Another who let her students publish unpleasant facts in a school newspaper. Ones who quote the Bible. The madness of schools and the crazy behavior of students on and off campus just may be related – and a vicious circle.