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Political agendas and children - What say you?

Would you purchase a children's book with a clear partisan agenda?


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I approached politics just as I did religion with my kids. No indoctrination was purposely forced, but they learned from the way we lived and the values we tried to uphold.
 
I've purchased children's books with ideological agendas, such as [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Starry-Messenger-Galileo-Peter-Sis/dp/0374470278]Starry Messenger[/ame] (the story about Galileo & his banishment from the church) or [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Princess-Hippo-Fantasy/dp/0590557866]The Practical Princess[/ame] (bought as a reaction to a horrible retelling of The Princess and the Pea).

I absolutely would not buy divisive, mean-spirited crap like the two books in the OP, though.
 
I find this concept vaguely disgusting.

I find it seriously disturbing.

I'm fully aware of the ignorance people must possess to vote for someone like Obama. I didn't realize they were so ignorant they would need propaganda manuals to ensure their kids remained equally ignorant.
 
Never. Why steal the innocence and brainwash 4 year olds?

Because it's easiest and most effective at that time.

All religions start as early as possible. Liberalism is no different than any other religion.
 
The election of Barack Obama is a significant event in our nation's history,

It was?

There was a Democrat, there was a Republican, there were other candidates who weren't going to win no how.

That's pretty much the way of American politics since Lincoln.

What was special about it?

OH!

You mean the fawning media coverage of the Messiah!

Yeah, that was different.

Well, not really, they do pretty much the same kind of promotional and cover-up thing for all Democrat candidates lately.

So really, what was the special event you're talking about?
 
We all have our own ideas about how our country should be run. Some favor a different welfare system, others are against abortion. Some want a flat tax, others believe the Constitution should be re-written.

When you have children things become a bit complicated. Parents tend to pass on their own political beliefs to their children, but that is normally something that happens over time. Just being exposed to family members during daily living and of course, children hear and observe more than we realize at times.

Having said that, I'm curious. How many of you would buy a 'children's book' that had a political agenda?

Now I know over the years there have been children's books with semi-hidden political messages... but I'm talking more about the blatant, in-your-face sorts of political agendas that *in my personal opinion* don't belong in children's books.

My opinion is that while children pick up on political trends and opinions through their parents, that it's also the responsiblity of parents to teach their children to keep an open mind about things - to think critically and not just read something and go along with it because it's what mom and dad believe.

A few examples of what I'm talking about are below:







These are only a few examples and some are not as bad and some are much worse. I was floored actually, to learn that there were more than just a couple of these kinds of books.

Point is - there has to be a market for these types of children's books, otherwise they wouldn't get published.

MY question is - why as a parent would you purchase such a (IMHO) partisan book for your child?

Why or why not?

Never seen books like this but my daughter was looking for cloths for her 18 month old on amazon the other day and we were both pretty shocked at the slogans on t shirts for that age. For example a picture of boobs and My Dad Loves these written underneath and various other things about how drunk Mum is and so on.

I found it all a bit sick.

The books sound the same.
 
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It was?

There was a Democrat, there was a Republican, there were other candidates who weren't going to win no how.

That's pretty much the way of American politics since Lincoln.

What was special about it?

OH!

You mean the fawning media coverage of the Messiah!

Yeah, that was different.

Well, not really, they do pretty much the same kind of promotional and cover-up thing for all Democrat candidates lately.

So really, what was the special event you're talking about?

I knew someone was going to try to argue against this. In case you haven't noticed, Barack Obama is black.

Poll: Majority say Obama election historic - UPI.com
 
These books that we have seen are not about politics, they are about biased and irrational partisanship.

If I had a baby Einstein that would be able to understand a book on political theory then I guess I would say yes - But the average kid would not be able to understand, and it would only lead to misconceptions.

Better off reading something else that's educational so that the child can gain a strong foundation to make rational political decisions in the future.
 
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