The Dustbin Of History (Class)

If you're still shocked at the way slavery is being taught in schools in America in 2018 and wondering why and how the basic tenets of the more awful parts of America's history are being whitewashed by schools, keep in mind we're getting to the point where even teaching the history of black America in school is now "controversial".

In a February YouGov/Economist Poll, 85 percent of African Americans and 32 percent of whites said that there’s not enough black history in our schools. This large racial divide isn’t surprising. The last time that major polling firms asked about teaching black history, two polls in 2000 showed that African Americans were over 40 points more likely than whites to want more black history taught in schools.

In the February poll, Democrats and Republicans were miles apart: 67 percent of Democrats thought our schools should be teaching more black history, compared with just 10 percent of Republicans. This divide, unlike the racial divide, is more recent. The left graph below shows that in 2000, Democrats and Republicans were about 20 points apart. The partisan divide is now 57 points.

Goddamn Republicans are going to gaslight this and future generations if they have their way.

"What's the point of teaching something that doesn't exist, right?"