White, slave-holding men created the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and our system of government. Should we simply erase them all from history because they are now viewed as morally reprehensible? Or would it be the role of history to contend with these contradictory facts? Perhaps Barack Obama will be erased in due time because of th…
White, slave-holding men created the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and our system of government. Should we simply erase them all from history because they are now viewed as morally reprehensible? Or would it be the role of history to contend with these contradictory facts? Perhaps Barack Obama will be erased in due time because of the drone program, or his own expulsion of refugees? Is the role of history to teach history in all its conflicting parts, or is it a tool for societal manipulation? I'm not interested in a dismantling of history anymore than I'm interested in a mythical lie. History should move us, it should reveal the people, places and events that are crucial to understanding the scope of the nation and our own place in it. It should no more shy away from terrible decisions and events, then it does the important victories. In other words, stop using children as political pawns, and start opening their minds to our rich and ugly and beautiful and heartwrenching and joyous past. Because it is not just one story, it's all of them.
Pointing out their beliefs and backdrop for their blueprint is not erasure, it is illumination. It is truly ALL of the stories that need to be told, and in context.
White, slave-holding men created the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and our system of government. Should we simply erase them all from history because they are now viewed as morally reprehensible? Or would it be the role of history to contend with these contradictory facts? Perhaps Barack Obama will be erased in due time because of the drone program, or his own expulsion of refugees? Is the role of history to teach history in all its conflicting parts, or is it a tool for societal manipulation? I'm not interested in a dismantling of history anymore than I'm interested in a mythical lie. History should move us, it should reveal the people, places and events that are crucial to understanding the scope of the nation and our own place in it. It should no more shy away from terrible decisions and events, then it does the important victories. In other words, stop using children as political pawns, and start opening their minds to our rich and ugly and beautiful and heartwrenching and joyous past. Because it is not just one story, it's all of them.
Pointing out their beliefs and backdrop for their blueprint is not erasure, it is illumination. It is truly ALL of the stories that need to be told, and in context.
Exactly, the same old GOP trick of trying to make it either or instead of all!
Well said, Mister.
Well said. Shine a light on it all.