This weekend, my brother tried to pawn off on me his old government textbook from this last semester (not the one pictured), but of course I refused (wtf made him think I would want an old government textbook?). Later, he happened to mention that he didn’t want to keep it because it seemed to have a strong conservative bias. Now shocked and fascinated, I leapt over to him and the book, begging for an example where the bias was noticeable, as bias of any kind is blasphemous to the entire idea of a textbook.
The following are a few excerpts that exhibit this bias, which I was pretty surprised to find were as strong as my brother purported:
from “How a Bill is Passed”:
“First, a Democrat suggests something retarded. This idea, or bill, then goes to committee, where Republicans try to make it a little less retarded.”
from the glossary:
“Affirmative Action: something the Democrats came up with as a way to suck off their minority constituents.”
from “Prayer in School”
“This is a wonderful opportunity for children to express their faith in the Lord, but the Democrats, who worship Satan, have been trying to do away with this time-honored tradition, since whenever a prayer is uttered in their vicinity, they experience the sensation of acid having been thrown in their ears.”
I was, understandably, immensely offended and horrified that the school would allow such a textbook, so I’m thinking of writing them a letter in protest.
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