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orangerful) wrote2017-05-11 05:25 pm
orangerful) wrote2017-05-11 05:25 pm
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Facing Facts: American Identity is Based on Alternative History
This is a short and sweet blog post but I have to say it really gets to the core of where so many of our (meaning American) identity issues arise. We are taught that history was made by benevolent straight, white men and everything was done out of goodness and if it wasn't (like slavery) well it was punished and now everyone gets along. After a law was passed, everyone followed it and no one was ever treated poorly again.
(This is also a test to see if LJ cross-posting works)
This is a short and sweet blog post but I have to say it really gets to the core of where so many of our (meaning American) identity issues arise. We are taught that history was made by benevolent straight, white men and everything was done out of goodness and if it wasn't (like slavery) well it was punished and now everyone gets along. After a law was passed, everyone followed it and no one was ever treated poorly again.
(This is also a test to see if LJ cross-posting works)