Comment by AlphaIronSon on 08/03/2025 at 21:03 UTC

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Because for them civics is short for civility i.e. how to function in a way that we are OK with/to our interests.

A government class teaches how govt is supposed to work.

A civics (as they envision) is how you get the government to do what you want. The question is who the you in question is.

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Comment by Spec_Tater at 09/03/2025 at 00:50 UTC

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“Civics” as they envision it is invariably just telling kids that things aren’t ever going to change so they just need to play the role society gives them.