
David Rutherford Show: How Communism Took Over Public Schools | Robert Bortins
About this episode
đź“• Today, David sits down with Robert Bortins, who co-authored the book Woke and Weaponized: How Karl Marx Won the Battle for American Education with journalist Alex Newman.
Robert breaks down the hidden historical blueprint behind modern ideological capture — from early collectivist movements and Prussian education models, to teachers colleges, federal bureaucracy, and the modern classroom.
This isn’t just theory. Robert argues today’s public school system isn’t “broken” — it’s wildly successful at producing the outcomes it was designed for.
Find Robert’s Book Here: https://robertbortins.com/woke-and-weaponized/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Investigating The Root Cause of Wokeness In America
05:13 - The Hidden History of Corrupt Public Education
09:50 - Why Business Tycoons Funded Leftist Education
12:51 - How Marx Infiltrated Public Education
17:05 - When The Active Decline of Education Began
25:01 - How Schools Deceive Parents on What’s Being Taught
30:13 - Schools Now Teach Activism
38:10 - How Current Activist Protests Come From The Education System
42:38 - How Do We Fix Schools?
47:00 - How To Learn More
Next Steps:
- 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/
- đź“• Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior
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