August 12Aug 12 3 hours ago, Matt! said:He surely doesn't know too much about history...I attended a higher end public school, I recall one of my history teachers complaining about the flaws of the curriculum they were forced to teach by regulations. We were taught a white washed/triumphant/supremacist/propagandized version of American version of history in the 1990s that seems almost laughable today.
August 12Aug 12 Taylor's "Tortured poets society" grew on me. I quite like it..I don't know how her team/she manages to be so productive. She released an album while touring all the time, stops and then releases another one in a few months..This new album looks like a tone shift to upbeat/pop based on the photos. Like the 'Lover' album. The way they do things is that she switches from light to dark, dark to light to mix things up.
August 12Aug 12 9 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:He surely doesn't know too much about history...I attended a higher end public school, I recall one of my history teachers complaining about the flaws of the curriculum they were forced to teach by regulations.We were taught a white washed/triumphant/supremacist/propagandized version of American version of history in the 1990s that seems almost laughable today.I’m not worried about him inventing new historical events, but politically inconvenient topics such as slavery, racism, controversial wars or presidential impeachments could be removed/reframed. That means erasing historical facts and replacing them with Donald-approved state narratives.
August 12Aug 12 1 minute ago, Matt! said:I’m not worried about him inventing new historical events, but politically inconvenient topics such as slavery, racism, controversial wars or presidential impeachments could be removed/reframed. That means erasing historical facts and replacing them with Donald-approved state narratives.What I am saying is that, that was literally how I and other people were taught history in the 1990s. We were basically taught a form of history to be obedient to the state/society's institutions etc. and not question it. I am not a kid now so I don't know how it is taught in 2025. But we had to re-educate ourselves in history as adults. We didn't have such evolved internet and free thinking in those days.The way the mainstream media currently discusses about history/frames history is a reflection of our public school system's conception of reality.Overall that influencer compared historical education to Nazi Germany/North Korea...the reality is that we are not as distant from them as we think.
August 13Aug 13 2 hours ago, Cult Icon said:What I am saying is that, that was literally how I and other people were taught history in the 1990s. We were basically taught a form of history to be obedient to the state/society's institutions etc. and not question it. I am not a kid now so I don't know how it is taught in 2025. But we had to re-educate ourselves in history as adults. We didn't have such evolved internet and free thinking in those days.The way the mainstream media currently discusses about history/frames history is a reflection of our public school system's conception of reality.Overall that influencer compared historical education to Nazi Germany/North Korea...the reality is that we are not as distant from them as we think.Mmmm, teaching history to enforce obedience and discourage questioning definitely shows authoritarian characteristics...not what I'd expect from American education (unless you attended Donald University). It’s concerning when history lessons keep people stuck in "official" narratives instead of encouraging critical thinking. Questioning and seeking different perspectives is indispensable in modern education IMO.
August 13Aug 13 3 hours ago, Cult Icon said:Taylor's "Tortured poets society" grew on me. I quite like it..I don't know how her team/she manages to be so productive. She released an album while touring all the time, stops and then releases another one in a few months..This new album looks like a tone shift to upbeat/pop based on the photos. Like the 'Lover' album. The way they do things is that she switches from light to dark, dark to light to mix things up.1989 (normal version) was the my first Taylor album and I loved it. Midnights was brilliant as well. I just love to listen songs from here and there.
August 13Aug 13 3 hours ago, Matt! said:Next level trolling It's funny because it's the official account for the press office.
August 13Aug 13 watching Alien : Earth.It's really well made, I think it resembles a David Fincher film in its style. TBH it's looking to be better than Ridley Scott's last film.There are new alien monsters in this film. Definitely influenced a lot by the original Alien but also the great 1990s Alien comics/books. But it uses a lot of new concepts like the comics did.
August 13Aug 13 12 hours ago, Matt! said:Wellness check on Elmo? Anyone?😭plot twist: Edited August 13Aug 13 by Matt!
August 13Aug 13 The Russians suddenly attacked in the Pokrovsk area and there is a breakthrough on the frontline (Pokrosvk is basically encircled.) This is ahead of the Trump-Putin talks so it appears to be a Putin ordered attack.
August 13Aug 13 Putin wants the full surrender of the fortress belt and this will certainly be a subject of negotiations with Trump.
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