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  <title>#397 - Robert Bortins, Woke and Weaponized: Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education</title>
  <description>In this episode, Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations and author of Woke and Weaponized, dives into the history and intentional design behind American education systems, the influence of Marxism, and the importance of classical Christian education in countering woke ideologies. This discussion underscores the need for personal responsibility, biblical worldview-based teaching, and societal revival. &amp;amp;nbsp; In this episode:   The origins and growth of Classical Conversations and homeschooling in the U.S. and Canada   The historical influence of Prussian and Marxist ideas on modern education   The deliberate design to destroy religion, private property, and family units through public schooling   The role of Christian communities and churches in restoring biblical values   The dangers of government-controlled education, vouchers, and globalist influences   The importance of memorization, classical education, and worldview formation in developing strong, independent thinkers   The impact of modern technological advancements on future jobs and education   The spiritual warfare behind cultural and moral decline, and the necessity of Christian activism   &amp;amp;nbsp; Robert Bortins, is author of Woke and Weaponized: How Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education, and How We Can Win It Back. He is the CEO of Classical Conversations, which supports classical, Christian homeschoolers in all fifty states and in thirty foreign countries. https://classicalconversations.com/ https://a.co/d/0jaNY7xi https://x.com/TheRobertBshow?s=20 &amp;amp;nbsp; To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link&amp;amp;nbsp;http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support. &amp;amp;nbsp; For second half of video (when applicable and audio) go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals&amp;amp;nbsp; https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/ or Patreon https://www.patreon.com/grimericaoutlawed &amp;amp;nbsp; Support the show directly: https://open.spotify.com/show/2punSyd9Cw76ZtvHxMKenI?si=ImKxfMHgQZ-oshl499O4dQ&amp;amp;amp;nd=1&amp;amp;amp;dlsi=4c25fa9c78674de3 Watch or Listen on Spotify https://www.simulationmaps.com/#products Disaster Maps, Volcano Sim, Asteroid Sim, Shipwreck Map, UFO Map etc https://grimericacbd.com/ CBD / THC Tinctures and Gummies https://grimerica.ca/support-2/ Our Adultbrain Audiobook Podcast and Website: www.adultbrain.ca Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com Join the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimericans&amp;amp;nbsp; 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