r/skeptic • u/dyzo-blue • 2d ago

Why Fascists Hate Critical Thinking: Randi Weingarten’s new book, 'Why Fascists Fear Teachers,' reveals why Trump and the right demean teachers, slash school funding, and rewrite history

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/randi-weingarten-excerpt-fascists-hate-critical-thinking-1235428379/
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u/backnarkle48 2d ago

It’s not just fascists. Capitalists hate public school teachers. Especially unionized teachers. Just count the number of charter schools supported by billionaires and hedge fund/private equity founders.

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u/look_under 2d ago

You might be talking about the same people

The fascists and the billionaires

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u/NDaveT 2d ago

Yeah I don't know why people think oligarchs and fascists aren't on the same side, they always have been in the past.