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beachbum bob

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26. take a break if you need one

Reply to Archae (Reply #25)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:54 AM

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The average Americans knowledge of US history is pretty slanted [View all] captain queeg Apr 2019 OP

The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone should be required for all beachbum bob Apr 2019 #1

Why? His account is just as inaccurate, and slanted, as some of the official versions... Drunken Irishman Apr 2019 #6

some yes but the majority of the info was not beachbum bob Apr 2019 #18

So "everyone should be required" to watch a (at least partly) bullshit "documentary?" Archae Apr 2019 #23

goes back to how ignorant the people are in the first place, but yes beachbum bob Apr 2019 #24

They should be required to watch "Project Veritas" docs also. Archae Apr 2019 #25

take a break if you need one beachbum bob Apr 2019 #26

No. Facts are facts. Archae Apr 2019 #27

That is what burns me about exboyfil Apr 2019 #2

The Republicans' desire for a huge military and a tiny government runs entirely counter Aristus Apr 2019 #3

Yes,they would have. Conservatives now are authoritarians. SharonAnn Apr 2019 #16

"A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn ret5hd Apr 2019 #4

My children's A.P. history teacher required it. hunter Apr 2019 #7

Better than Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent? Brother Buzz Apr 2019 #10

I think American History classes should use it as the textbook. llmart Apr 2019 #12

This. nt artislife Apr 2019 #15

The number that I remember was 30%... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #5

I like your idea that all students should be required to pass a citizenship test geardaddy Apr 2019 #8

I believe that is the case now in Wisconsin Jimbo S Apr 2019 #14

Seriously? geardaddy Apr 2019 #21

Confirmed Jimbo S Apr 2019 #28

I read recently about the distribution of political discourse in this country captain queeg Apr 2019 #17

You mean this sadly easy test? misanthrope Apr 2019 #34

I'm a history professor at a major state university. a la izquierda Apr 2019 #9

I still remember qazplm135 Apr 2019 #11

What they teach as history in grades 1-12 is rather pathetic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 #13

Well, I Think RobinA Apr 2019 #19

Except there's 8 years before high school Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2019 #20

despotic strongmen are in vogue these days Blue_Tires Apr 2019 #22

"I love the poorly educated" Mendocino Apr 2019 #29

The average American's knowledge of many things Harker Apr 2019 #30

Interesting that you give us an analysis of how Americans view history. former9thward Apr 2019 #31

Harbour rather than harbor? Don't know, maybe I'm bilingual. captain queeg Apr 2019 #36

You think? History in this country has always been taught to instill a narrative of progress and Nitram Apr 2019 #32

Find a copy of the test questions murielm99 Apr 2019 #33

Try this misanthrope Apr 2019 #35

18 correct of the 20 questions OxQQme Apr 2019 #37

20 for 20 kairos12 Apr 2019 #38

I also got 20/20. To be honest I was surprised but these were pretty easy. captain queeg Apr 2019 #39