| Very upsetting. Also, the delivery and form was so simplified. I feel like what we were taught in school had one of 2 forms: 1) Bite size good/bad characterizations of involved nuanced processes. 2) Objectifying factoids on the material day-to-day of shallow characterizations, like the practice of associating Native American tribes primarily by the shape of their houses. By jumping back and forth between the two, it did accomplish a surface appearance of depth, but ignored the spectrum as a whole that makes up humanity. (1) usually skipped over relational values and (2) failed to deliver on meaning. The few times this done a little bit less had enormous impact, like black history month, trail of tears, stories like Huck Finn. But comparatively, these leaped over massively critical nuances. Of course, we were just all-out denied anything about the French Revolution. There is no question this is why America is contending with such a problematic political arena. We are learning everything the hard way. The things that stir the pot are what make us human and understanding them are what allow us to progress. Being denied that is uncivilized. |