Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoWhy did America forget they were all immigrants saying screw you to a douche "king"? Then mount a gestapo after we fought a WW to stop another douche in charge?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down19
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhy did America forget they were all immigrants saying screw you to a douche "king"? Then mount a gestapo after we fought a WW to stop another douche in charge?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
minus-squarethejml@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·8 days agoLifelong education based bias and whitewashing. History in this country kinda glosses over the “bad parts” that don’t follow the narrative.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoI get that but is it not inherently known those who don’t pay attention to history will always repeat past mistakes?
minus-squareSPRUNT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoThat only works if those people actually see the past events as mistakes instead of something to tweak and try again.
Lifelong education based bias and whitewashing. History in this country kinda glosses over the “bad parts” that don’t follow the narrative.
I get that but is it not inherently known those who don’t pay attention to history will always repeat past mistakes?
Look outside. No it is not.
That only works if those people actually see the past events as mistakes instead of something to tweak and try again.
All history does, not just the US.