Friday, 18 February 2022

Hard To Be Impartial And Balanced At These Three Wrongs

The Government have issued a 23 page document to schools giving guidance on teaching political issues called Political Impartiality In Schools to ensure that teachers give 'a balanced presentation of opposing views on political issues' and three examples of 'sensitive issues' it gives to be approached in a balanced way are Black Lives Matter, the ongoing Israel Palestine conflict and the British Empire.
Maybe it's because i am too much of a lefty that i look at those three and wonder just how you could give a balanced view on any of them.
The Black Lives Matter is an anti-racism movement which rose from the unlawful killing of black people by American Police and then spread out to condemn all racism in all walks of life. What would be the balanced view of that? You would need to be a complete racist to not find that an applaudable aim.
The Israel Palestine conflict which has been going on for over six decades, that's the British splitting Palestine in half and giving half to create Israel who have since gone on to not only steal the land of their neighbour but brutally oppress them. The religious try to argue for Israel based on their beliefs but that's very shaky ground for a military apartheid system which has left tens of thousands dead and faces regular
condemnation from Human Right's bodies.   
As for the British Empire, that's Britain murdering, raping, pillaging the natural resources of other nations around the World as well as enslaving millions to benefit ourselves so how could you present that in a balanced way, you would have to show that it was a good thing which it certainly was for us but not so good for the places where the Sun never set on the British Empire.
It hasn't escaped my attention that these are all left wing issues and the Impartial and Balanced guidance has come from a very right wing Government but i would love to hear how they recommend how any of these things can be presented in a balanced way because to oppose any of them would make you the type of vile, frothing at the mouth ignorant nutter who really should not be seen or heard.

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