Originally Posted by Guppydriver95 (Post 3294025)

I was a 57/67 F/O at the time. Lucky enough to be home that morning. Saw it unfold with my wife on TV. Still have my little red logbook with those tail numbers in it.

When I remind the f/a’s to follow protocol during lav breaks, occasionally one will react as if it’s a burden. Once they truly understand the history, the attitude vanishes...This is most certainly our generation’s Pear Harbor.

Never forget.

Originally Posted by detpilot (Post 3298413)

I always find it interesting that it's "Never Forget" about most tragedies in the world, especially the USA.

But bring up the fact that my grandmother's father-in-law was born a slave in this country, was almost killed numerous times following train tracks as he ran away north to New York city, and it's "get over it, move on already, that was ages ago, no one alive now took part in that!"

History is important, even when our country was on the wrong side of it.

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Originally Posted by detpilot (Post 3298413)

I always find it interesting that it's "Never Forget" about most tragedies in the world, especially the USA.

But bring up the fact that my grandmother's father-in-law was born a slave in this country, was almost killed numerous times following train tracks as he ran away north to New York city, and it's "get over it, move on already, that was ages ago, no one alive now took part in that!"

History is important, even when our country was on the wrong side of it.

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Originally Posted by detpilot (Post 3298413)

I always find it interesting that it's "Never Forget" about most tragedies in the world, especially the USA.

But bring up the fact that my grandmother's father-in-law was born a slave in this country, was almost killed numerous times following train tracks as he ran away north to New York city, and it's "get over it, move on already, that was ages ago, no one alive now took part in that!"

History is important, even when our country was on the wrong side of it.

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Originally Posted by CousinEddie (Post 3298565)

Teach our children that this country is a deeply flawed, terrible and shameful nation. And go from there. Is that what we should be doing?

Originally Posted by ThumbsUp (Post 3298578)

Not to diminish what you said, but your generational gaps must be huge. I'm not a young guy and my great-grandparents were born in the 20th century.

Originally Posted by Airhoss (Post 3298588)

Are you referring to monetary reparations? Because I don’t meet people who just blow off the history of slavery.

Originally Posted by detpilot (Post 3298601)

Perhaps you should read what I said. Should the Germans ignore the whole "Nazi" part of their history, or acknowledge and grow from it? Do you feel that we can learn and grow from ignoring our history?




You are correct, I missed a generation. My mistake. My grandmother was born in 1926. Thankfully, she is still with us and in her right mind. She talks of conversations with her father-in-law's father - so it would be my Great- great grandfather. It is still crazy to think that in 2021, my 5 year old daughter can hear a literal second hand account from that time.



I am not referring to monetary reparations at all. Just, attitudes. For example- the sigh and eye roll given by a co-worker once, in a bar, when a commercial came on regarding the movie "Roots." I asked if he didn't like the movie, and was shocked at the response I got. The mentality actually reminds me of CousinEddie's comment, up there.

Originally Posted by TransWorld (Post 3294096)

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.