Originally Posted by
TransWorld
They knew Adolf Hitler was a Nazi, just like every Republican who has ever lived. But they did not know about the Concentration Camps. When I told them, half were horrified. The other half said I was lying. I don’t fault them as much as I fault the school system.
I don’t know who you were talking to, but I don’t buy it as indicative of the generation at large. My kids are teenagers. I can guarantee you they know about WWII, 9/11, American slavery, Vietnam, & the triumphs & failures of their own country among others in the world.
I can also confirm they get fed as much right wing BS as left wing nonsense in school, from their peers, and on social media; as we all did at their age. (Minus the social media for most of us, of course.) The thoughtful ones learn to develop their own opinions, those less so choose a figurehead (e.g., parent/teacher/public figure) & adopt many of their thoughts directly from them. This practice will often continue into adulthood. It’s always been this way. My generation & yours (whatever it may be) are not as different from those ignorant kids you spoke to as you might like to believe.