leadrain86

I’ve noticed in my college American history classes that it’s almost become a sort of hip fad to constantly be left leaning and negative about America’s history.

While I think it’s important to recognize and learn about the racism and atrocities in America’s past...I’m noticing that professors and, subsequently, college students seem hyper focused on being negative about America and it’s past.

Have you noticed that trend as well? And do you think it’s harmful?

I for one would like to hear the positives and negatives about American history.

I disagree. The positives, far, FAR outweigh the negatives. And comments like this show the brainwashing and damage that is being done in our education system in the USA.

Although I do agree with you on being annoyed by some of the exaggeration to the other side of the spectrum as well.

But it’s not though. It’s two different substances with two different chemical make-ups.

Millions of more people escaping similar fates over a longer timeline that were ever enslaved or “genocided” in/by America. That outweighs it imo.

Not to mention...genocide, slavery, etc. was the way of the world for centuries. That’s another thing I always find odd...there’s STILL slavery and genocide all over the world. I don’t see Europeans constantly downing their countries’ past colonialism, racism, etc. Do the countries in Africa do the same? ...in Asia? Does Australia? It seems like America is the only country that is THIS obsessed with telling everyone in it’s education system how horrible it is.

Good question. Because my perspective is one of only 100% truths and facts that contain positives and negatives of all sides, as history should be imo.