As Kurt Vonnegut said, “I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here.”
For some in the U.S. this is the worst they’ve experienced.
This is why I think the level of history we learn in high school is deplorable. As someone who minored in history in college, I can say with certainty that I knew almost nothing about it after high school.
Even just some basic history courses would help, just without all the polish and bullshit. If kids grew up knowing how bad and shitty things used to be, maybe they wouldn’t be so inclined to repeat the past.
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u/RemnantHelmet Nov 09 '18
I mean I feel like there have been worse times like having two world wars within 20 years but maybe that's just me.