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 threadSteve ParadisApr 1, 2023
@unearth How is Germany dealing with its colonial history? https://www.dw.com/en/how-seriously-is-germany-taking-its-colonial-history/a-57340809
How is Germany dealing with its colonial history?

Genocide, looted art, stolen skulls: Calls for Germany to acknowledge its colonial past have grown louder. Four years ago, the German government promised to reexamine the issue, but has any real progress been made?

Deutsche Welle
Show threadAnreji  Apr 1, 2023
@SteveSilent @unearth I can only speak for myself, but we talked extensively about colonialism, although we didn't really focus on Germany specifically, but rather talked about colonial history in general. But then again, I had bilingual history, which means (besides the lectures being held mostly in English) that we often focused on the history of English speaking countries in addition to the normal curriculum.
Show threadundead enby of the apocalypse
@SteveSilent @unearth @anreji it’s always presented as a thing that was done by other countries and the shit germany did was barely talked about and downplayed.
Apr 1, 2023 at 9:22pmWeb
Show threadGunChleocApr 2, 2023

I picked u the fairy tale somewhere that Germany wasn't that bad a colonizer as others. I guess telling such nonsense was for making people feel good about something, there's this embarrassing 1930/40s period after all.

Of course, it's all BS, just ask the Namibians for the real story.

@enby_of_the_apocalypse @SteveSilent @unearth @anreji