I know summer is half way through, but Glenn Beck’s question “Well, who does a camp for kids where everything is about politics?! Disturbing!” led me through the rabbit hole (in the interest of answering him, of course!) and this is what I found:

Good Times at Tea Party Summer Camp

A Tea Party group in Tampa will offer a summer camp to indoctrinate children into a strange mix of Ayn Rand and Jesus Christ:

The organization, which falls under the tea party umbrella, hopes to introduce kids ages 8 to 12 to principles that include “America is good,” “I believe in God,” and “I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.” […]

Children will win hard, wrapped candies to use as currency for a store, symbolizing the gold standard. On the second day, the “banker” will issue paper money instead. Over time, students will realize their paper money buys less and less, while the candies retain their value. […]

Still another example: Children will blow bubbles from a single container of soapy solution, and then pop each other’s bubbles with squirt guns in an arrangement that mimics socialism. They are to count how many bubbles they pop. Then they will work with individual bottles of solution and pop their own bubbles.

Summer might be well under way, but I am sure there are still vacancies for this fun filled youth camp!

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