Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

[Pandable]

Has anyone else here read this?
I'm bad at starting discussions myself, so I probably won't try, but I did find this very interesting. (But that may just be because i'm a history major. )

Thoughts?

[Jamos' Old Account]

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Thoughts?

Nope, people never think.

[Pandable]

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As Helen Keller said, people never think because they're afraid of reaching conclusions.

So true.

[OmegaD3k]

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Napoleon Bonaparte I:
"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon."

Yep, history is written by the victors/most powerful.

[Funk]

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I haven't read this, but I've taken a Women's Studies course a.k.a. the other half of American history that got left out.

[Caciss]

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I love how nicely my history books have put our taking of Native American land. They also don't mention locking up the Japanese in camps during WWII.

[Red Dragon]

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??? Mine did.

[Jamos' Old Account]

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Its a government conspiracy for global censorship... OMG! The Patriots!

[Syvarius]

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I've read it. I remember mostly the part on Chistopher Columbus that was in there.

How long ago did you read this? Last time I even saw a copy of the book was maybe three years ago.

[Pandable]

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A couple months ago in a history methodology class.
Also, nice to see you back, syv. I miss our old aim conversation days. :3

[Zieg Rauros]

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I remember in my book they talked about Japan being perfect. And there was nothing on Russia. At all.

[The_Real_Crunk]

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Since im in canada eh, most of the history books Ive had to read in school were abou the fur trade, and how canada was better than america.

[DarkwingChuck]

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Since im in canada eh, most of the history books Ive had to read in school were abou the fur trade, and how canada was better than america.

So Canadian textbooks really are more accurate then. Interesting.

Nope, people never think.

My teacher told me not to think.

[Redneck 2000]

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Napoleon Bonaparte I:
"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon."

Yep, history is written by the victors/most powerful.

"History is written by the victors." ~ Unkown

It's a goddamn 14 post thread. JESUS CHRIST. Your post even managed to be worse than the original. You could've at least built on it or SOMETHING

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

How about

You're only a war criminal if you lose.
and
Some people just need killing. ~ Metal Gear Solid