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2005-08-22 Down Under

Call to teach Australian-U.S war relations in High Schools

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Posted by Wheresh Ebback3540 2005-08-22 00:01|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I'm thinking this would quickly be turned into a "Japan would never have attacked Australia if the US hadn't antagonized them" deal.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2005-08-22 09:44|| http://www.punictreachery.com/]">[http://www.punictreachery.com/] 2005-08-22 09:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Any Aussies on this site? Have the liberals taken over the education system in Australia like the have in the U.S.? Here it is their last bastion of control, indoctrinating the youth with their maligned socialist values and teaching a hatred of liberty and the American way of life. We have rooted them out of nearly every other institution and they have dug into the education system deeper than ticks on a hound.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-08-22 11:40|| 2005-08-22 11:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Y'mean the Aussies wouldn't have enjoyed being subjects of His Imperial Majesty, Hirohito?

I'm SHOCKED!

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-22 12:37|| 2005-08-22 12:37|| Front Page Top

#4 "THE United States' role in defending Australia in World War II should be better taught in Australian secondary schools, federal Treasurer Peter Costello said today."

Hell, they should teach that in American schools as well!

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-08-22 14:48|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-08-22 14:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Here in Australia, the Leftist influence is probably more pervasive than in the USA. The media is more concentrated, the role of government larger and counter views like blogs are fewer and far less influential. An example is that I get 6 free to air TV channels, 3 of which are government funded, which I refer to as the Leftwing news, the really Leftwing news and the channel nobody watches.

The Howard government has been slowly rolling back the traditional Australian Statist model. He has been particularly succesful in education, by allowing government funding of private schools and forcing through clear measures of school performance, such that parents can choose which schools to send their kids to. The opposition Labour party tried to make this an issue in the last election and it came badly unstuck for them.

I'm a little surprised that Costello is pushing this issue. He is considered to be to the left of John Howard, although Howard's nominated successor. Then again parental choice in education is a popular issue here and the Howard government is good at instagating what I call stealth processes that have strong public support and that leave the Left calling for things the public don't want. This may be part of a process to give parents more control over school curriculums.

BTW, Costello maintains that all politics is demographics.

Posted by phil_b 2005-08-22 17:14|| 2005-08-22 17:14|| Front Page Top

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