Condemned to Repeat:Trump Supporters CLUELESS About What Caused The Civil War
This YouTube video is both shocking and revealing. One one level, using a definition of ignorance as “not knowing” you might conclude that these folks just don’t know American history too well. On another level they are disgracefully ignorant. Who draws a blank when asked What caused the Civil War? More importantly why? If there is anything that anyone with a basic education knows in the country it's the story of how our democracy came to be. We yearly celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln. Certainly, these folks in the video have heard of them? Maybe not. Lincoln, above all is arguably the most iconic figure in American history. He's on our calendar, our money, and easily recognizable. Maybe, like Nikki Haily, they just don't want to say the word slavery. That would acknowledge the racist history of our country and the thread of white supremacy that runs through our entire history from its inception to the present. For 35 years, I went to teacher'