I always get a little bit of a laugh when I read conservative-mad blogs. You know, the ones with ridiculous ideas and paranoid-crazed writers? Well today, I didn’t just laugh a little; I am literally rolling on the floor laughing out loud.

The blog that I found so hilarious can be found here. In this post, the writer indicates that his/her daughter came home from school one day and announced that they were sharing pencils at school with other classmates. Basically the teacher gathers all the pencils and places them in a box, for each student to take when needed and give back when done with it. Sounds like a smart solution to a problem. However the writer over at Officially Screwed calls it communism.

The writer asks “Am I being paranoid?” and the answer to that question is yes.

However more disturbing are the serious comments to the post on his/her blog. Here are some quotes that are emphasized by me and also a few of my own comments, to show the thoughts of some conservative bloggers.

Conservative comment: The teacher is corrupting her students with communist ideology. Obviously, the students with parents who can afford pencils deserve to get more out of their education. It’s just common sense: students who can afford pencils (and books and computers and tutors) will learn more and teachers should respect this natural advantage.

My comment: Being rich/poor is not a natural advantage. Our economy is neither natural nor fair. You neglect the poor and they will start a revolution.

Conservative comment: Of course they would take from the competent to give to the incompetent, they seem to believe in saving the weak at the expense of the strong.

My comment: Poor students are not incompetent; I was one of them at one point. You can’t even say all poor students’ parents are incompetent. The only thing that is incompetent in this situation is the economy.

Thanks to “where’d that bug go?” for letting me know about the pencil communism post.