Republicans want young people to misunderstand history and its effects

Troy N. Miller
Nov 5 · 8 min read
Before the Reich Court in Leipzig: The Defendant Marinus van der Lubbe with his Interpreter, September 24, 1933 (Source: Bildarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz)

West Virginia state senator and senate education chair Patricia Rucker (R-Jefferson County) recently took to the pages of the Washington Times to trot out some very wrong and oft-repeated myths about history and generally to be condescending towards “young people”. Her article was headlined, “Young people misunderstand socialism and its effects.”

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Troy N. Miller

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Writer; Executive Producer, The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow; Host, Waste of Breath Radio (Podcast); Collaborator, Thom Hartmann’s Hidden History Book Series

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