Have we reached the absolute nadir of quality and common sense in our public education system? Probably not - but this story seems to indicate we're on a path to rock bottom, and, as usual, California leads the way:
The curriculum based on Cuauhtin's book recommends teachers lead their students in a plethora of indigenous chants, songs and affirmations such as the “In Lak Ech Affirmation.” This leads directly to the Aztec gods. Students will be forced to clap and chant to the god Tezkatlipoka, a fierce god the Aztecs worshipped with human sacrifice and cannibalism.The Cuauhtin mentioned above is R. Tolteka Cuauhtin, the original co-chair of the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum. One wonders if he shows up at meetings of his fellow educators dressed in a parrot-feather cloak and papier-mâché eagle head. Can't wait to see how this all turns out.
"Hey, this is way cooler than dissecting frogs in biology class!"
I recall that there were cannibals in the movie "Escape From New York". If we can lock all the lefties into one place, there is a certain appeal to the Kilkenny Cats approach.
ReplyDeleteOkay JeffS, that's funny. And appropriate.
ReplyDeleteThe whole Aztec thing just shows a total lack of historical knowledge.
The Spanish invaders named them Aztecs, using that name is like calling Zimbabwe "Rhodesia."
I will say that, using that Instapundit-overused Iowahawk tweet, worshipping Xipe Totec is apropos for our fine lefty betters.
After they killed the sacrifice, they flayed him or her and one of the priests ran around wearing the skinsuit. Demanding respect, of course.
If cannibalism is to become part of the National Religion of Wokeness, I suggest we begin in Washington D.C.
ReplyDeleteThere was a reason a handful of Spaniards destroyed the huge Aztec Empire. And it was that every Indian group within earshot signed up for the project because everybody hated the freakin' Aztecs.
ReplyDeleteSteve: Right you are! Cortez and the boys had no trouble lining up local allies.
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of a big surge among African-Americans wanting to learn Swahili back in the day, in an earlier attempt at "decolonization"; little did they know that the modern language is derived largely from a lingo cobbled together by Arab traders along their trade routes in East Africa from numerous languages and dialects.
Apocalypto, the prophecy:
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/u5yljHvpp38
Not in that scene, but much of the movie is gruesome. It's also subtitled but it has to be (I loved the Aramaic in The Passion too). I've watched it many times and love it every time, more and more. Not necessarily history, it's more of a parable.
I see it as Gibson's sequel to The Passion, which was the Advent. Apocalypto shows the suffering of humanity in need of a saviour.
Bruce, I saw Apocalypto years ago, and now I remember that scene. Yep, it was a gruesome movie (as lots of Gibson movies are), but that scene does have kind of a prophetic resonance. I've always avoided The Passion of The Christ, because I don't think I could take it.
ReplyDeleteWell Rebecca, you also missed a wonderful portayal of Jesus' mother in The Passion by actress Maia Morgenstern. But some parts of Jesus' suffering are hard to take.
ReplyDeleteThe girl in Apocalypto predicts 'the end of your world', then the Spanish arrive at the end of the movie.
I did find the Passion enthralling, but there are parts, indeed, that are brutal. I rather suspect that the scourging at the pillar, if it had been as bad as depicted in the movie, might well have killed Jesus. Morgenstern's performance was outstanding, and the one or two scenes in which she and Jesus enjoyed some playful banter was extremely touching. And the Father of Lies was brilliantly imagined.
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