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Thread ID: 7762 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2003-07-01
2003-07-01 19:56 | User Profile
The kid across the street (9 years old) comes over to play with the dogs or to help me out when I've made too much strawberry shortcake. The other day the conversation wound around to the topic of history. I suggested to the boy that some of the TV shows he had seen did not show events as they actually happened.
Without missing a beat, he replied:
"Sure, I know about that. There's real history, and there's made-up history, like they teach us in school."
Needless to say, I was stunned. AND his mother (a fine woman) is somewhat PC and a semi Soccer Mom to boot!!
So keep soldiering on, folks, there is hope. :th:
2003-07-01 20:39 | User Profile
Thanks for sharing that one. It's amazing to hear something so wise from someone so young. Let's hope they never forget.
AND his mother (a fine woman) is somewhat PC and a semi Soccer Mom to boot!!
Don't be so quick to judge. I have often smiled at men's tendency to dismissively characterize a pretty or seemingly traditional woman. :lol:
2003-07-01 21:00 | User Profile
That's great to hear because I'm 46 and am taking a university philosophy course and whenever the professor needs examples of people with 'courage', 'intelligence', 'good', etc., I'm sure you get the point, the young students (about 19-25) are without haste nor thinking are constantly only mentioning blacks. King, Parks, Chavaz are being plugged as the heros of the day, it seems.
2003-07-01 21:02 | User Profile
America is developing a split psyche, one for public view another they show only to close friends and those they trust.
Everyone is too afraid to say what they really think.
But this will change soon. Hunger will do that to a person.