IhthishamApr 1, 2023

In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory.

It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don't shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren't damaged; they're strengthened, matured, humbled. The U.S. needs to do same with slavery.

Not that complicated.

#history #books #education #politics #democrats

Show threadNerdiCorgi
@unearth Agreed. But the conservatives really don't want that humbling. Hard to be a nationalist when you're forced to accept that America isn't the best when it comes to human rights, civil rights, democracy, safety, education, innovation, health care, environmental conservation, judicial fairness, economics, accessibility of goods and services, tolerance, or even basic freedoms... The realization that we're (at best) a C+ country is REQUIRED if we're ever going to improve.
Apr 1, 2023 at 4:26pmWeb
Show threadSriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼Apr 1, 2023
@NerdiCorgi @unearth this is all because after the U.S. defeated the confederacy they curiously surrendered to the losers. For the first time it's the losers who rewrote history not the winners.