The Col: "I can only hope that you haven't discouraged a child from this education..."

You are hoping I haven't discouraged a child from what education? From teaching them all about how to have safe sex? Ignorance isn't just about not knowing, it is also about not understanding what you think you know. The word "education" is another one of those magic words that liberals like to use... Education good, ignorance bad. Right wingers bad. Me like education. Me not be ignorant... me have education.

Nazis weren't ignorant either... they knew what they wanted and used "education" of young people as one of their tools for getting what they wanted. So much for the power of yer magic word, eh?

You would have had no success in persuading any my kids to your point of view. I made sure no adult would be able to simply toss out "magic words" to turn their heads. I told them in no uncertain terms, if an adult tells you it's okay to do something you know is wrong, you do not have to believe them or be intimidated by them simply because they are adults... even if that adult is me. It was that last part that made them sit up and take notice, because then it was clear to them that some things are not right no matter who says it.