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[–] whofearsthenight@lemm.ee 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is the woke mob trying to repaint history. The settlers arrived and invited the native Americans to dinner and the native Americans taught the settlers about "maize" (which means corn) and then the settlers asked they would move to the very cool reservations where they could have the casinos and the native Americans were like "yeah bruh."

[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It is not new. Many countries do not teach the full extent of their dangerous past(cough Britain cough). A very specific example I remember is when a group of white folks overthrew the local government(a party called Fusionists) in the town of Wilmington, North Carolina. For a very long time, information about it was kept under wraps and to this day, people on the wrong side of history have had places named after them in their honor.

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Other than a few small skirmishes, what have the British done? I mean it's one small island, how many countries could it oppress? 10?

[–] winky88@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would assume so. Because Brits, in all seriousness, are possibly responsible for more border conflicts than any(looks at the Flashpoint that is India Pakistan border).

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

In less seriousness, the tea trade used to be serious business.

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

No, I'm IDontHavePantsOn.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

America teaches it, stupid people just don't pay attention.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

No, there are very many places that actually don't. I grew up in GA, native American history wasn't taught past the pilgrims meeting and inventing Thanksgiving, nothing about the Mexican-American war, maybe a cursory mention of Japanese internment.

But it was mostly the revolutionary war, WWI and WWII from the perspective that the US became and is the benevolent world force it claims to be.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

They even gave them super warm and soft blankets!