Jeffrey
Wick is the author of the book Public Education: The Final Solution in the
Conquest of America’s Ideals, published by WinePressBooks, a vanity press.
In the book, Wick claims that public schools are involved in a wicked plot
to indoctrinate our children into socialism and suppress America’s Christian heritage. The plot is all anchored in Plato’s Republic,
but President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the 1960s counterculture are of course
largely responsible as well, despite the somewhat unclear connections between hippies
and Plato’s strikingly un-hippielike Republic. The “liberal media” is of
course in on the whole thing, and yes: it’s a deranged conspiracy theory, not a
discussion of ideals or the contents of public school curricula. The book was
heavily promoted by the religious fundamentalist hate group the American FamilyAssociation.
The
conspiracy, a “235-year [the book was published a few years ago] plan to
hijack American democracy” that “if left to continue will result in
God’s judgment on our nation”, is in particular exemplified by the fact
that many public schools these days are sponsoring various community-oriented
programs, such as programs to feed hungry children, dinner services (not just
to low-income students) and health and wellness programs or family life
materials. There are dots to connect here.
Now,
wingnut conspiracy theories published by vanity presses and promoted by the
American Family Association are a dime a dozen. What sets this one apart is
that Wick himself is (or was) the principal of Bowling Green Elementary School
in Bowling Green, Virginia.
Diagnosis: Idiot.
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