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To: manc

Unfortunately, not every American. I believe most would be outraged if they knew and understood but we stopped teaching history in many of our schools. I recall the 90’s when most were outraged by the so called serbian ethnic cleansing of those poor non christian/muslim people, and how far too many were against the Serbs. I was having my house painted at the time and sorta socialized with the painters over coffee (discussing stuff) and will never forget what one supposedly uneducated painter said - he asked me why we were on the side of the anti-Christian faction/pro muslim. Many here didn’t understand that *humanitarian action* and it was played up in the media as the Serbs were these horrific people, killing these poor peaceful people. And if one doesn’t know the history of the region then they won’t understand anything about that region and far too many rely on the fake stuff the MSM tells them.

My late dad, WWII vet, undeducated so to speak (or not formally educated), was appalled that we were siding with the non-christians back in the 90s and thought that would come back to bite us. And now we’re doing it again.


668 posted on 02/21/2008 3:11:09 PM PST by Twink
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education and history I tell my kids about History a great deal, anyway he knows about the real causes of the civil war I bet more than most adults and he's ten Anyway today he told about the teacher going on about black history month and the teacher called them african americans He stood up and said in front of the class, Miss why do you call blacks african americans when in fact some africans are white so there fore some white africans who become american citizens would be white He said the two teachers just looked at each other and finally said that is a good point Matthew In have never heard it put that way Proud is not the word I have when he told me He did have a good point and the teacher knew that now if only more could teach history and other subjects without being sheep. Just look at some Obama voters they have no idea who they have voted for yet they voted because the media says he is [popular sorry to hear about your father
681 posted on 02/21/2008 3:19:48 PM PST by manc
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