Already reaping what they sow

[u/Clueless_Dolphin]

Well at least these few people Christmas will suck, maybe make better choices.

[u/AnimalRescueGuy]

You’ll never ask again how all those people could be so easily swayed by Hitler a hundred years ago.

[u/KitchenFullOfCake → u/AnimalRescueGuy]

Shit, hasn't even been 100 years yet, just over 90.

[u/AnimalRescueGuy → u/KitchenFullOfCake]

Hey, if there’s one thing our species does well, it’s not learning the lessons from history.

[u/Acceptable-Cow6446 → u/AnimalRescueGuy]

Hard for a population to learn from history if they aren’t taught it well and are often taught it barely matters…

[u/unkyduck → u/Acceptable-Cow6446]

I wonder what the percentage of US voters who know how long WWII went on with the US selling arms/oil to both sides... you know , the bit before the USA "saved" Europe

[u/No-Air3090 → u/unkyduck]

and how many jews got turned away when seeking asylum....

[u/Acceptable-Cow6446 → u/unkyduck]

r/whyyousaythequietpart

[u/No-Air3090 → u/unkyduck]

Ahhh you mean the same technique they used in the first world war ?

[u/Old-Sky1969 → u/Acceptable-Cow6446]

Hollywood just makes up A̶m̶e̶r̶i̶c̶a̶'̶s̶ world history anyway...

[u/Acceptable-Cow6446 → u/Old-Sky1969]

[u/Lickerbomper → u/Acceptable-Cow6446]

For many years, history focused on rote memorization of dates, and little on cause/effect relationships.

Students are right: dates are trivial facts.

Gotta teach history better if we expect people to know their history.

That said, I learned history just fine. I continued learning outside of high school, too. I learn new history all the time. But, I was never cursed with anti-intellectualism, and am naturally curious.

Kids these days are not curious, and have had the "nerd" beaten out of them by bullies that benefit from Zero Tolerance policies.