History is such a messy thing. I mean, gosh, you've got slavery and racism and religious wars, you've got genocide against native peoples, you've got Dark Ages, and Inquisitions, and all manner of barbarism. And let's not forget the constant ongoing thievery of the ruling classes.
No wonder our conservative Republican and Libertarian friends want to rewrite it, erasing all of the bad stuff from high school history curricula.
Children's heads should never be troubled by the truth. A questioning child is an unruly child, after all....
Thank God there are, all across this great land of ours, Republican controlled school boards and legislatures sworn to protect the little darlings!
Better to teach them happy fantasies and Bible stories about how well cared for and content the slaves were, how Reagan was a saint, FDR was the devil, how evil welfare is, how wonderful the free market system, how benevolent the job creators were and are. Evolution is the Devil's work, Darwin only wants to deceive you, Jesus rode a dinosaur, and the Founding Fathers were inspired by God Himself.
Don't worry, be happy! After all, ignorance is bliss, baby! Pure, unadulterated All-American bliss!
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