I've been thinking lately of trying to put together some sort of   
   alternative world and/or American history textbook for people that want to   
   become more educated on what hasn't been taught in the US school system.   
   Ideally, it would be something that can be understood by those in gradeschool   
   levels, while not leaving out any of the important details that are so often   
   lost due to the fact that "victors write the history."  Hell, I'd love to be   
   able to put something together with references and citations confirming   
   information, especially the controversial bits, that would be marketable and   
   acceptable for home schooling of children, as well.   
           I've been led to the point of thinking about this project while   
   remembering what I was taught in gradeschool due to talking to my son about   
   what he learns in school, as well as filling him in on the behind-the-scenes   
   details on current events and political/social trends.  It took me a long time   
   in my life to realize how dangerous an uneducated and unquestioning US public   
   can be; I don't think I fully grasped the situation until 9/11 through my   
   years in the military afterwards.  More and more people are becoming aware due   
   to alternative news sources and blogs made accessible on the internet about   
   these deficiencies in education as well as downright false information passed   
   out by the media on current and even [at times] historical events, but it's   
   just not enough.  I want to do what I can to try to make a difference in this   
   ignorant and complacent society.  Especially now that we are the dominating   
   military force on the planet, with globalization's economic power and   
   steamrolling inertia causing the very 'freedom' of the everyday citizens of a   
   steadily increasing portion of the world to wane dangerously.   
           I think that education, growing political and economical awareness,   
   and stress of civic responsibility to research and spend time learning the   
   political and economic problems facing the country and world is the only   
   possible solution to our waning liberties.  Unfortunately, I know that there   
   are people who believe that this situation (at least in the USA) is at a point   
   where it is too late for education and awareness to make a difference.  There   
   almost seems to be an arms race, between government agencies and the public   
   that they are created to serve.  American citizens allowed this to happen by   
   being too complacent, self-centered, and more concerned with amusement than   
   eduction.  I don't know if it's too late or not, myself, but I want to try to   
   do my part to spread knowledge and a thirst for education back to this system   
   that now robs these things from our children.  Knowledge, verifiable fact,   
   education, and science are our only candle fighting against this darkness in   
   which we find ourselves.   
           What I am looking for is anybody else who might be willing to help   
   support this venture in any way, shape, or form.  I am a single father, a   
   veteran, receive no child support, and we all know how the economic times are.   
   I would love to hear from anybody with decent writing and researching skills   
   who might be willing to devote a few hours to any segment of this project.  I   
   am sure there are many other places to help, but for now I'm concentrating on   
   generating the initial content.  Economic assistance, just to survive, as well   
   as to be able to devote more hours of my life working on this noble goal,   
   instead of being a wage-slave cog, would be greatly appreciated if you're not   
   able to help in any other way, but I won't cross my fingers.  ;) As I said, we   
   all know how these economic times are.   
           If you are interested in helping out with this project in any way,   
   please contact me for more information, I'm sure we can find a way to   
   collaborate.   
           Please feel free to contact me, Khelair [at] bismaninfo (dot) hopto   
   (dot) org, via email, posting as a follow up to wherever you are seeing this   
   message, via FidoNet (Damon A. Getsman@1:282/1057) or on my BBS available at    
   telnet://bismaninfo.hopto.org:8023/.   
           I'm also curious to hear any suggestions that you may have regarding   
   this project, its goals, the content to be included, or anything else that   
   might assist me in brainstorming on this venture.  I'm also interested if   
   anybody would like to help with the planning/administration and implementation   
   of this project; I'm not looking to hog all the credit, I just want to get the   
   information out there as soon as possible.  I don't want my son to grow up in   
   a country or world where citizens have to be frightened for their inalienable   
   rights, where wars are perpetuated by lies for profit, or even in any sort of   
   situation short of the very principles that are found in the United States   
   constitution, as trampled upon as that beloved piece of parchment is becoming.   
           Thank you for your time, input, and consideration on this topic.   
      
                                           -Damo   
      
   -The opinions expressed are not necessarily an advocation of any of the   
   aforementioned ideologies, concepts, or actions.  We still have the freedom of   
   speech, for now, and I enjoy using it in a satirical or ficticious manner to   
   amuse myself.-   
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