09-03-2009, 11:06 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-03-2009, 11:18 PM by Swiss Mercenary.)
Quote:Right. Because the democratically elected president recording a message telling kids to work hard at school is really just like Leninism.
-Jester
Lenin wore pants... Obama wears pants...
Not going to lie, the whole notion of those school assignments disturbs me, but I guess it's to be expected with the God-King status that Mr. President (not any specific president, mind you) holds in American culture (until you start getting partisan, then the gloves are off). I personally cannot understand the reverence that American culture holds for the man holding that office - I certainly do not feel that way about our prime minister. Any of our prime ministers, actually. Hell, I don't even recall our prime minister being mentioned by name when I was in elementary school.
Not at all surprised that this isn't the first time it's been done, and not at all surprised that Ashock ignored GnollGuy's heart-gripping tale of elementary school letters to The Great Totalitarian, Ronald Ray-gun.