James Booker

Americans Hate America (III)

Frankenstein

Education and history go hand and hand. Without education how can we know and learn from the past? Many modern-day historians do not believe history repeats itself. Perhaps not, but human nature is a constant. It does not change. Human beings have murdered, stolen, lied, hated, and loved. We need not look any further than Shakespeare’s plays. His plays are full of passion, full of revenge, love, and murder. Look at the oldest writings of humanity. From the cuneiform writings to the Biblical story were Cain killed his brother Abel. Look at all the wars from the earliest civilizations to our present age. We find in modern-day movies reflecting our nature; murder, lies, revenge, and so on. History, therefore, does repeat itself in the form of human nature. And how do we know all this history and human nature? – By way of observation and education. We can learn from the past if we listen to her.

The question, however, remains; how education is of paramount importance? Education touches everyone’s lives. Whether they be a truck driver, a factory worker, or a scholar. If a person cannot read, how can they read signs to be a truck driver? If a person cannot understand the language of the country where they reside, they cannot take instructions from their superiors. This is essential to be a factory worker. There are exceptions to the rule, but the rule stands, nonetheless. One can be teacher today without holding a degree the field one teaches. For instance, a teacher can teach a math class today without majoring in that field. Or they can teach English courses without having an English degree. History, unfortunately, has been emasculated; to the extent, coaches teach that class.

Why has K-12 been transformed to such a low point? Often, it is the states. States require teachers to have a degree in education. But education degrees do not require teachers to specialize in the fields they are to instruct. Another culprit is many states have adapted “no child left behind” doctrine. In 2002, the United States Congress passed the no child left behind act. President George Bush signed it into law. Its purpose was to set high standards and measurable goals. However, as the old cliche states, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Schools set their own stands which changed from learning skills, etc., which was already failing, to standardized testing. Ostensibly, students were forced to study only for the standardized test, not to learn. After they memorized information, and the tests were over, the student would forget most of the information. No learning. Just test taking. Hence, schools had to simply pass students to keep federal funds flowing. This action kept their doors open. Otherwise, these students would flunk. In essence, the no child left behind act is an unrealistic dream. It is based on Utopian ideas and has roots in communistic goals.

Karl Marx, the father of modern-day communism, hated the middle class, what he called the bourgeois. Thus, taxation has been used in every communistic country, even the United States, to eventually eliminate the middle-class. One of the components to the healthy middle-class, however, is education. In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Problem with Socialism, it states, “This is why, in a capitalist economy, people hone their work skills. They continue their education [emphasis added]. They develop good work habits and become more productive in general. This is because productivity is rewarded (124-125). In 1913, the progressives passed the progressive income tax. Never in American history was the people’s income taxed.

Marx did not want the type of education a free society encouraged. He believed education needed to be focused on the collective not the individual. Standardized tests enhance collective thinking rather than enhance individual thinking. This does not mean, however, the individual is free to learn whatever he or she wants in an educational system. Rather, the educational system, inherited from Western Civilization. From the Greeks, Romans, and especially from England. This background offers students a wealth of knowledge and understanding. They learn skills so they can become healthy individuals and good citizens of their country and love of their history. Collectivist education does the exact opposite. It focuses on the here and now. It teaches to be subservient to tyrants. Fear is the spring and platform of a collectivist education. If someone tries to think outside of the collective, he or she will be dealt with, even with horrific consequences.

In communistic societies, therefore, its educational system is based on fear and conformity. And its history is either eviscerated, twisted, or changed to suite the goal of the collective. Without education, we cannot learn and know the ravages of what communism have done to nations. Each day, communistic ideals are working hard in the United States. Politicians, news media, and the educational system pit citizens against each other. They incessantly, harangue on about the rich “must pay their fair share,” and “the rich are exploiting the poor.” Recall Senator Bernie Sanders. A true believer in Communism. He and his wife went to Russia for their honeymoon. He rants about the “rich must pay their fair share.” Ironically, according to celebrity net worth, Sanders’ net worth is 3 million dollars. He and his wife own at least three homes. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are unapologetic about their use of private jets.  Their hatred for America is exemplified by their “open board” stance. And belief health care is a human right. A right the government should force everyone into their skewed ideas about “rights.”

The goal of communism is to create one collective mind, in lock step with one purpose. Pure Marxism envisioned a free society where everyone is equal. No rich, no, poor, and no middle class. There would be no private ownership of home or land, all things would belong to the people. As communism spread, however, Marx’s utopia is unrealistic. People had been killed and coerced. The collective mind became a Frankenstein. A monster created in a dungeon in a make-shift edifice. This monster marched across lands, customs, history, and ideologies, leaving in its wake utter ruin.

T.S. Eliot, one of the greatest poets of the early twentieth century wrote a poem about the post WWI era. It was published in 1925 and worth quoting parts of it here. Although it is not about communism, per se, it is nonetheless apropos.   

The Hollow Men

• We are empty men
• We are the stuffed men
• Leaning together
• Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! . . . .
• The eyes are not here
• There are no eyes here
• In this valley of dying stars
• In this hollow valley
• This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms . . ..
• This is the way the world ends
• This is the way the world ends
• This is the way the world ends
• Not with a bang but a whimper.

In 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, published The Communist Manifesto. In chapter I, first line states, “The History of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” Notice from the start, Marx reshaped all of history into a simplistic, shewed, Lenses. This view of history was the foundation of his work and postulates. Notice in America how America’s history is being reinterpreted. Many public-school students come out with hate for their own history. At the same token, they echo Marxist rhetoric. Instead of taking advantage of a free society, to pursue their own happiness, communists infiltrate every level of government. They set about to create one large collective mind, one large monster, Frankenstein.    

James T. Booker

January 21, 2026

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