Top Ten Political Fantasies of 2014

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In 2014, a virtual avalanche of nonstop high-level governmental propaganda cascaded throughout the national media intended to snow-blind the average American voter. Here is a compilation of the most outrageous claims of a 21st Century statist government:
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2. The Common Core State Standards are not a curriculum or set of lesson plans. -- U.S. Department of Education Website
The majority of states, many without any prior understanding of its ultimate goal, adopted Common Core standards at the behest of the federal government in exchange for millions of dollars in educational funding. It’s no surprise that identical books, assignments, and tests surfaced in multiple states. In 2014, Persepolis, a book-length Iranian cartoon promoting Iran’s culture at the expense of America’s, was assigned Honors English reading in Raleigh, AP English reading in Chicago, and was also made available in Oregon public schools. Pearson, the largest on-line book company, has now developed national tests for Common Core standards for implementation in 45 American states and the District of Columbia.

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January 1, 2015
Top Ten Political Fictions of 2014
By Marguerite Creel