Need to shop November 25-December 2?

- buy local small business- your 💵 will go to someone who is going to turn it into food or clothes for their family, not a statistic to “show” that the country is thriving (it’s not)

Shop your values:
- check www.opensecrets.org

- check progressiveshopper.com

A list of things you can do instead of shopping November 25-December 2:

- make home made gifts and cards (buy your materials ahead of time or source from creative refuse shops)

- play a board or card game

- check in on your friends

- read a banned book and post a review on why it’s important

And just for fun, a link I found interesting about America’s founding and the supposed “Judeo-Christian” traditions.

www.britannica.com/topic/The-Fo...

Citizenship: "Schools should also foster a healthy sense of patriotism and cultivate gratitude for and attachment to our country and all who serve its central institutions. Our shared civic rituals, such as the Pledge of Allegiance and national anthem, should be respected and revived."

A personal thought on “Cultural Transmission” is that they have cleverly defined “culture” not as what we are today- a melting pot of families descended from those who have sought life, liberty, and happiness here across multiple centuries- but also not as what was before the founding by white men.

Cultural Transmission: "True progress comes only by building on what has been learned and achieved in the past. Students should therefore learn about America’s founding principles and roots in the broader Western and Judeo-Christian traditions."

Two particularly concerning principles wrapped up in language purposefully meant to mislead the masses:

Cultural Transmission and Citizenship

These concepts, summarized below from the Tallahassee Democrat, reflect language found on the original Heritage Foundation Phoenix Declaration website.

EXCEPT- they’ll get the process they are due. As opposed to the people they are unconstitutionally detaining with no warrants and no crimes and no due process.