According to the material dialectic, the past is the connection to the old thesis that must be eliminated to make room for the for the antithesis and the eventual synthesis. In other words history is in the way of the progressive’s utopian state, so it must be ignored, rewritten and reviled so that all will gladly follow the enlightened ones with blissful ignorance.
Excellent post, thank you.
The Puritans had someplace to go. The American colonists had a place to stand their ground. The South had it and couldn’t hold it.
What do traditional Americans have? Someplace to go? Land is still the sine qua non of a sovereign nation.
“Today many American classrooms have reduced teaching history to nothing more than the memorization of dates and characters, which are soon forgotten. In addition to this, revisionists have focused on our national sins and twisted or eliminated our glory. Both have done a huge disservice to our children and our country.”
That is true, except for the first sentence. Students today are not required to memorize ANYTHING, haven’t been for at least 25 years. Especially, anything having to do with history. Modern educational theory promotes “higher thinking” skills, as opposed to mere learning knowledge. Now, most of us think we must have knowledge to think with, but not the educrats. Also, according to educational theoreticians, students are best served by allowing them to teach each other. I bet anything that some reading this will think I am exaggerating. I’m not.