Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "Drachinifel"
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Sadly this comment doesn't shock me. The more I engage with history online, the more and more I've become frustrated. I'm not frustrated by Americans (having visited many countries. It's one of the few where literally everyone was happy to see you, talk to you and just generally 'be nice'). But I am frustrated A: By the general very poor understanding Americans have about the rest of the world and it's history. B: the general assumption (if not core belief) that all world history is American history. C: the increasing trend upwards which suggests history is learnt from computer games and films and D: most worryingly. That when anyone from an expert, to a well red amateur tries to help educate, or to try and explain a point of view from the rest of the world, or point out inaccuracy. The response is not "thanks, I didn't know that. I'd like to learn more", it's an immediate defensive response or just a fall back on core beliefs (wether true or not).
Interestingly. The op mentioned that world history classes weren't very good. If I said that regarding my education* then my friends who were into history would A: generally launch into a tirade against Westminster. Because we are English. But B: we would talk about things we wish we knew. Where as the posters below, are instantly focused on the political aspect of what's right to teach about the history of America.
The heavy irony being. If history was taught in the USA the way it is here. You'd realise that as sad as some aspects of Americas history is. It's nothing new in human history.
*The fact that world history and American history is taught as separate subjects, kind of proves my point. I was taught history at school. My nieces and nephews are taught history. Not 'english history' and. 'world history'. Of course there is a bias towards teaching from the English point of view. I mean the nepolionic wars are taught from the point of view of the French. But it's still taught as a whole. Even areas where the uk wasn't involved.
P.s. a good example of the sort of US centralised view of the world, is seen in this video. The chap drach is talking to is fantastic. I'm going to find more of his videos now. But. And this is a small thing, but something I've noticed before. He keeps on calling the American civil war. 'The civil war'. Why?!
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