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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 1H 6M

Woke and Weaponized: Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education | Robert Bortins

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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.In this episode:The origins and growth of Classical Conversations and homeschooling in the U.S. and CanadaThe historical influence of Prussian and Marxist ideas on modern educationThe deliberate design to destroy religion, private property, and family units through public schoolingThe role of Christian communities and churches in restoring biblical valuesThe dangers of government-controlled education, vouchers, and globalist influencesThe importance of memorization, classical education, and worldview formation in developing strong, independent thinkersThe impact of modern technological advancements on future jobs and educationThe spiritual warfare behind cultural and moral decline, and the necessity of Christian activismRobert 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/0jaNY7xihttps://x.com/TheRobertBshow?s=20To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support. For second half of video (when applicable and audio) go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals  https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/ or Patreon https://www.patreon.com/grimericaoutlawedSupport the show directly:https://open.spotify.com/show/2punSyd9Cw76ZtvHxMKenI?si=ImKxfMHgQZ-oshl499O4dQ&nd=1&dlsi=4c25fa9c78674de3 Watch or Listen on Spotifyhttps://www.simulationmaps.com/#products Disaster Maps, Volcano Sim, Asteroid Sim, Shipwreck Map, UFO Map etc https://grimericacbd.com/ CBD / THC Tinctures and Gummieshttps://grimerica.ca/support-2/Our Adultbrain Audiobook Podcast and Website: www.adultbrain.caCheck out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabinwww.contactatthecabin.comJoin the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimericans Https://t.me.grimericagrimerica.ca/chats   Discord ChatsDarren's books www.acanadianshame.caSign up for our newsletterhttp://www.grimerica.ca/newsInstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/ Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the showwww.grimerica.ca/swagART - Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/ MUSICTru Northperception, Felix’s Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com 

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.In this episode:The origins and growth of Classical Conversations and homeschooling in the U.S. and CanadaThe historical influence of Prussian and Marxist ideas on modern educationThe deliberate design to destroy religion, private property, and family units through public schoolingThe role of Christian communities and churches in restoring biblical valuesThe dangers of government-controlled education, vouchers, and globalist influencesThe importance of memorization, classical education, and worldview formation in developing strong, independent thinkersThe impact of modern technological advancements on future jobs and educationThe spiritual warfare behind cultural and moral decline, and the necessity of Christian activismRobert 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/0jaNY7xihttps://x.com/TheRobertBshow?s=20To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support. For second half of video (when applicable and audio) go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals  https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/ or Patreon https://www.patreon.com/grimericaoutlawedSupport the show directly:https://open.spotify.com/show/2punSyd9Cw76ZtvHxMKenI?si=ImKxfMHgQZ-oshl499O4dQ&nd=1&dlsi=4c25fa9c78674de3 Watch or Listen on Spotifyhttps://www.simulationmaps.com/#products Disaster Maps, Volcano Sim, Asteroid Sim, Shipwreck Map, UFO Map etc https://grimericacbd.com/ CBD / THC Tinctures and Gummieshttps://grimerica.ca/support-2/Our Adultbrain Audiobook Podcast and Website: www.adultbrain.caCheck out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabinwww.contactatthecabin.comJoin the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimericans Https://t.me.grimericagrimerica.ca/chats   Discord ChatsDarren's books www.acanadianshame.caSign up for our newsletterhttp://www.grimerica.ca/newsInstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/ Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the showwww.grimerica.ca/swagART - Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/ MUSICTru Northperception, Felix’s Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com

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