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To: stsimon who wrote (334207)	4/20/2017 4:27:05 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540585

The mistake you are making with that example, in my not so humble opinion, is measuring the devastation as the variable with which to evaluate the value of education. Had people in the past had those technological capabilities they would've done even more destruction. You have to separate out civilization from technological advancement. By that I mean until a couple of hundred years ago everyone on earth accepted slavery for the most part and gender inequality and racism. None of that is acceptable today.

To: stsimon who wrote (334207)	4/20/2017 4:49:22 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 540585

You might toss this one in as another accomplishment that had a profound impact on the world from a country which was launched with "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,..." en.wikipedia.org Talk about a fuck up by the USA...(well with England and Australia as major partners). I find it a bit odd that this issue is seldom discussed in USA HS history classes as for example its impact on Japan in WWII.