behind this. this is just neutral and factual, when in fact, this is what it is. it is a fight about these very contested, high stakes ideas about what the nature of the country is. well, this is how propaganda works. it turns terminology on its head so that nothing actually means anything. these laws are being passed because they said that american school children are being indoctrinated. and so we had to pass these laws to ensure american children were getting an actual rendering of history. and of course these laws are seeking indoctination. because what they are saying is that there is only one way to talk about american history and if you aren t going to talk about american history in that way, then you can t talk about american history at all. they are also very intentionally vague. what does that mean that american history can only be taught if it is saying that we were founded on these fundamental ideals? well, american history is not just about the period of the american r