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I get you don’t agree with them (I don’t either) but saying “I’m going to teach your child xyz whether you like it or not” is a parental rights issue. “I’m not going to tell you things about your child that you want to know” also implicates parental rights.  “Your child must be vaccinated to do xyz.” Same deal.

These things also implicate a host of other issues (education/general interest/public health/child privacy rights, etc).  It also bears pointing out that “parental rights” take a back seat in like a ton of different situations (see child protection laws!). But in the cultural debate on these issues the right has been the one waving the “parental rights” - which is why LSOC’s comment threw me off.  I didn’t know what else he was referring to.

Are you intentionally being obtuse? Literally education is all about "teaching your child xyz whether you like it or not," and that's true for public and private school. Every state in America has educational standards, things that have to be taught, this is the case even if you home school. Education in America isn't something that individual parents get to dictate, for obvious reasons. The only subjects under attack are ones that could possibly involve LTGBQ or race. These bills that state you can't discuss or teach gender before x grade is also a sham, because they're still discussing gender, unless they're also removing books that have any cisgender mentions, which we know isn't happening.

If you want to make this a parental rights issue then the proposed laws need to be giving the parents the ability to home school without state standards instead of targeting two subsets of a potential subjects and nothing else.

I'm not sure you're familiar with homeschooling laws in all states. What am I required to teach my kids in Kansas when they are homeschooled?

Are there not recognized academic and graduation standards? You can teach your kids how to make mac and cheese then consider them high school graduates?

It varies wildly by state

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Celebrity Deaths (whenever)
« on: May 26, 2023, 03:11:53 PM »
Amazing

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it would obviously be texas

Yeah, that wouldn't really be helpful in the current climate. That's the real issue here, within the sun belt the only state, outside of SoCal, that isn't being governed by snowflakes is New Mexico, and who in the eff would want build a mega park there?

maybe Disney could work in Texas because this all started by Disney saying "dp\on't be mean to gay people" and ron lost his crap. They didn't even call for a protest or legislation change. Maybe roll aids is as much of a bigot, but not as big of a whiny manbaby someone who makes me uncomfortable.

I've said it before (maybe here?), but put it down by South Padre. You've got the Island (of adventure!) plus the SpaceX Coast. It's temperate year-round, and I'd bet Texas would even build a Disney airport for the opportunity. Texas politics is horrible, but they loooooove their money above all. They'd just pitch it as being pro business.

Bonus points for cross-border tourism, too.
It would have to be within a short drive from AUS, DFW, or IAH

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it would obviously be texas

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kids
« on: May 26, 2023, 11:29:55 AM »
Man, blue powerade, what a treat

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combo Disneyworldland? Disneylandworld?

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but fr are you not familiar with the hindenburg audio?

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a hydrogen gas explosion

OH THE POOLMANITY!

I risk my life ever day on the front lines of Pool War III and I and my fellow poolttiots to not appreciate this level of casual dismissal of the heroic and absolutely necessary risks we take for society!  I patiently await your apology.  Good day.

if i apologized i'd be lion, mane

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MEGA MAGA
« on: May 26, 2023, 10:33:27 AM »
Are eyepatches now more of a maga thing than a pirate thing?

maybe eyepatch'd maga folks see 4chan posts related to "psyops" and think it means "cyclops"

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a hydrogen gas explosion

OH THE POOLMANITY!

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kansas City things
« on: May 26, 2023, 10:11:38 AM »
just use the bin, Phil.  ffs.  how about some civic unity here.

https://goo.gl/maps/kfKw5T9TbK9MjfAR6

(not my house doxxers)
i should hope not! lol wtf are those windows?

those appear to be arrowslits (katdaddy no!)

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kansas City things
« on: May 26, 2023, 09:30:53 AM »
idk why alleyways are so rare in 1920's-30's kc neighborhoods. st louis has them everywhere.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: LOL TRUMP
« on: May 25, 2023, 10:53:47 PM »
lol

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Kansas City things
« on: May 25, 2023, 06:47:18 PM »
just use the bin, Phil.  ffs.  how about some civic unity here.
There is nowhere to put it man, it is comically large

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How often do you lock your doors?
« on: May 24, 2023, 01:21:58 PM »
one time back in the time before cell phones my car got stuck and i broke into someone's unlocked house to call for someone to come get me.  that's just one of the benefits of living in a high-trust society and abusing that trust.

cell phone giveth and cell phone taketh away (in this case simultaneously!)

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you'll have to take that up with whoever is in charge of deciding where the equator and prime meridian are

are you a big western KS belongs in MST zone guy

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i am enraged at UK / iberia / west africa being included in the NW quadrant

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How often do you lock your doors?
« on: May 24, 2023, 08:18:12 AM »
forgetting to close the garage door is my nightmare. there is a small window on my garage that tilts inwards to open, and i left it open for ventilation one night when we were out of town a few years ago. got completely cleaned out.

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MEGA MAGA
« on: May 23, 2023, 09:43:06 PM »
who directed barge gas was it Cameron or Scorsese?

I was going to say Michael Bay but I think he just did Barge Gas 2: All Barge Gas, No Barge Brakes

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: How often do you lock your doors?
« on: May 23, 2023, 09:40:43 PM »
247365

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The New Joe Montgomery Birther Pit / Re: MEGA MAGA
« on: May 23, 2023, 04:44:47 PM »
Nordstrom is barge gas, Nordstrom Rack is bargain gas

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Any cyclists?
« on: May 22, 2023, 03:01:15 PM »
KC > STL on the Rock Island / Katy trail last week. It's like 350 miles of completely flat rail trail, which is a lot of pedaling without ever once being able to coast down a hill.
You have to throw down an outrageous amount of calories, it is irl very fun to order two meals at a time at restaurants. Boonville, Hermann, Augusta, etc are all adorable

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Essentially Flyertalk / Re: Signs of getting old
« on: May 22, 2023, 02:33:13 PM »
took some Aleve for the first time. what a rush

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