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To: Second_Titan who wrote (7730)	9/12/2001 10:22:11 AM
From: kodiak_bull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Que, Oh yes, you have noooooo idea. When I took AP US history thirty some years ago as a junior in high school it was an arduous course dealing with complicated issues. We read and grappled with the origins of the American Revolution, the Age of Jefferson, the Monroe Doctrine, Andrew Jackson and the trail of tears, the history of the Supreme Court, Manifest Destiny, the 1850s, Missouri slavery and then the Civil War, the complications of Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the achievements of TR, Wilson and the War, the flappers, the great depression, FDR and WWII, and Korea. When I took the exam I had to write complicated essays on William Jennings Bryan, Roosevelt's social programs and Chief Justice Marshall. I felt drained and awed before the complexity of history. Fast forward to 2000: I am sitting in my son's junior year US History class (called "History of the Americas" for some reason) and the year long course is divided into 4 sections (I'm looking at the syllabus) which are basically: 1) White Guys rape and pillage noble natives 2) White Guys enslave dark people and build a fantastic economy 3) White Guys repress women of all color and 4) revolutionary movements in South and North America (see Black Panthers, etc.) Readings are letters and diaries from natives at Mexican mission schools. Where was the Age of Jackson, the complications of failed negotiations prior to the Civil War? It wasn't a history course, it was a propaganda and slogan course. The corruption of half truths and political correctness from the universities has crept down to the high schools (no surprise there, since it's the universities which train the high school teachers) and is seeping into the middle schools and lower. I have no doubt that, all over America, high school teachers will be steering their "discussion" groups towards a blame American arrogance, blame American wealth point of view with their young wards. Add onto your list of the wars we are losing the Propaganda War.

To: Second_Titan who wrote (7730)	9/12/2001 11:46:32 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 23153

Most every foreigner I ever met even if they resented some of the things the USA did to their country, still would give most everything they had to obtain a green card and to prosper under the opportunities offered here. I totally agree, based on spending a total of 13 years in 6 countries outside the US since the 1980's, in Europe, Africa and the Indian Ocean. Ordinary people saying "We love America!" don't make the news - not sexy or bloody enough. First editorial rule of television - if it bleeds, it leads.