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tahrir square & the egyptian revolution
NOTES FROM THE ARAB SPRING: WHAT DOES NOVEMBER BRING? across the river nile: the center for the uprising in egypt: tahrir square in cairo. located across the river nile from the pyramids of giza. muslims, egyptians, arabs and middle easterns. … Continue reading →
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Tagged arab spring, cairo, civilians, clashes, cops, dictator, egypt, empire, life, marches, marching, military, military power, military state, mubarak, police, police state, protesting, protests, revolution, riot gear, riot squad, tahrir square
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who were the founding fathers?
55 white men. rich slave-owners, bond-holders, merchants, land speculators. wealthy aristocrats. the ruling class. you were taught in school that they were humanitarian leaders of society, heroes of democracy that we must honor. you were taught that they wrote a … Continue reading →
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Tagged american dream, american history, colonial, constitution, democracy, education, empire, falsehoods, founding fathers, george washington, government, heroes, history, imperialism, indoctrination, KIPP, knowledge is power, legends, mount rushmore, myths, school, social structure, society, stories, system, tales, urban education
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RE:Birth of the Cool 