I went to high school back in the 1980s. Most of our teachers were liberal, but they didn't force their liberal beliefs on us. They cared more about applying yourself to your course requirements. As long as you could present an argument and back it, they were happy with that.
Prior to high school, I was among a few students in the whole school that supported Ronald Reagan (Minnesota). We didn't get harassed, get grades docked, etc., nor did we get negative treatment when Ronald Reagan won re-election by teacher or fellow student. My friends didn't abandon me, nor did I abandon those that supported Mondale.
We understood that differences in opinion was not justification for ending a friendship or for subjecting one side to speech restraints.
I went though my parents yearbook, from roughly the 1960s. They literally were able to have high school clubs for different parties, debates, and there was even a basic ANTIFA group that got a full page in the book about bringing down capitalism. It's really funny how sensitive and adverse to conflict we are now. Like any possibility people get mad we just don't even allow it anymore.
I went to high school back in the 1980s. Most of our teachers were liberal, but they didn't force their liberal beliefs on us. They cared more about applying yourself to your course requirements. As long as you could present an argument and back it, they were happy with that.
Prior to high school, I was among a few students in the whole school that supported Ronald Reagan (Minnesota). We didn't get harassed, get grades docked, etc., nor did we get negative treatment when Ronald Reagan won re-election by teacher or fellow student. My friends didn't abandon me, nor did I abandon those that supported Mondale.
We understood that differences in opinion was not justification for ending a friendship or for subjecting one side to speech restraints.
I went though my parents yearbook, from roughly the 1960s. They literally were able to have high school clubs for different parties, debates, and there was even a basic ANTIFA group that got a full page in the book about bringing down capitalism. It's really funny how sensitive and adverse to conflict we are now. Like any possibility people get mad we just don't even allow it anymore.