Comments on: Grr.. http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr Muckraking. Media. Music. Menace. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:23:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: pjr http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-695 Wed, 02 Mar 2005 06:34:02 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-695 Wow, cool, finally some American history which forcefeeds the commonly held belief that the good ol' US of A has not, nay cannot do wrong, no matter how fucked up they make they rest of the world. Phew, glad we can now relegate the Middle-East, Africa, SouthEast Asia and of course Afghanistan and Iraq, to their proper places in history; total obscurity. Finally, ignorance is proudly on the march once again. Wow, cool, finally some American history which forcefeeds the commonly held belief that the good ol’ US of A has not, nay cannot do wrong, no matter how fucked up they make they rest of the world. Phew, glad we can now relegate the Middle-East, Africa, SouthEast Asia and of course Afghanistan and Iraq, to their proper places in history; total obscurity. Finally, ignorance is proudly on the march once again.

]]> by: N http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-678 Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:39:18 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-678 James Loewen's "Lies My Teacher Told Me" (aka Zinn for Dummies, in a non-pejorative way) has a sound explanation, IMHO, about why the last forty years of American history are never taught in high school -- the historymakers, famous and not, are still alive, or at most, recently dead. Not until they are truly dead (in Swahili, "zamani") can they be spoken of reverently. As we all know, irreverence has no place in the American classroom, so only the Revered (Paul et al) are taught. When I used to substitute teach American history, I brought in Zinn and Loewen and read them aloud to the kids, quite angrily. But that's how I get when I see their textbooks' version of the Vietnam War: two pages of text and a picture of a SMILING soldier wading through a rice paddy. There ya go, kids -- for homework, don't show that to your "crazy uncle." Man, I can't believe they let me be a sub for so long. I was teaching at my old high school -- they should have known that I hadn't changed a bit. Raise your hand if you loved Detention. (My hand is raised.) James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me” (aka Zinn for Dummies, in a non-pejorative way) has a sound explanation, IMHO, about why the last forty years of American history are never taught in high school — the historymakers, famous and not, are still alive, or at most, recently dead. Not until they are truly dead (in Swahili, “zamani”) can they be spoken of reverently. As we all know, irreverence has no place in the American classroom, so only the Revered (Paul et al) are taught.

When I used to substitute teach American history, I brought in Zinn and Loewen and read them aloud to the kids, quite angrily. But that’s how I get when I see their textbooks’ version of the Vietnam War: two pages of text and a picture of a SMILING soldier wading through a rice paddy. There ya go, kids — for homework, don’t show that to your “crazy uncle.”

Man, I can’t believe they let me be a sub for so long. I was teaching at my old high school — they should have known that I hadn’t changed a bit.

Raise your hand if you loved Detention.

(My hand is raised.)

]]> by: everyman http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-677 Tue, 01 Mar 2005 03:06:10 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-677 All due respect- I think Jon Stewart has mentioned the link (perhaps too obliquely) between Iraq and Mess-o-potamia. All due respect- I think Jon Stewart has mentioned the link (perhaps too obliquely) between Iraq and Mess-o-potamia.

]]> by: Lafe Vittitoe http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-670 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:18:53 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-670 Jake, did we had World History together freshman year? Mr. Aster, second period? I only ask because I don't think we even got into 20th century history, let alone all the way up to the fifties. Jake, did we had World History together
freshman year? Mr. Aster, second period? I
only ask because I don’t think we even got into
20th century history, let alone all the way up to
the fifties.

]]> by: Robin http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-669 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:29:51 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-669 Yeah, I grew up in South Carolina. Enough said. Granted, I was not the most attentive student, but I don't even remember covering half of the stuff that you mentioned! The history that we did cover was undeniably biased. We barely even studied the geography of the middle east much less the history! Slavery and African American history in general was covered during black history month, and the whole "Manifest Destiny" thing was justified somehow. I remember in middle school, students were even picked on by our history teacher for supporting Clinton instead of Bush in the 1992 elections. Those of us who had divergent opinions kept pretty quiet. The entire educational system caters to these narrow minded assholes. What are they afraid of? I guess if those damned commie liberals get their way, America might have to admit fault for something. Yeah, I grew up in South Carolina. Enough said. Granted, I was not the most attentive student, but I don’t even remember covering half of the stuff that you mentioned! The history that we did cover was undeniably biased. We barely even studied the geography of the middle east much less the history! Slavery and African American history in general was covered during black history month, and the whole “Manifest Destiny” thing was justified somehow. I remember in middle school, students were even picked on by our history teacher for supporting Clinton instead of Bush in the 1992 elections. Those of us who had divergent opinions kept pretty quiet. The entire educational system caters to these narrow minded assholes. What are they afraid of? I guess if those damned commie liberals get their way, America might have to admit fault for something.

]]> by: michele. http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-663 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:17:25 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2005/02/grr#comment-663 I loved checking that amazon page and viewing the "Customers who bought this book also bought...:" section. What tripe. I loved checking that amazon page and viewing the “Customers who bought this book also bought…:” section. What tripe.

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