Yeah Lumpy, I took a state government course in Texas and we talked about states other than Texas like they mattered!And I wouldn't say American colleges can do with less nationalism. With how laden most are with white guilt they might as well be Swedish embassies.
American people in general could do with a lot less nationalism; they've already got more of it than they rightly know what to do with, such that it typically carries over into entirely separate, largely-imagined national identities. Ask any given American teenager "where his/her family is from," and more often than not they'll also turn out to be about 1/4 of a German nationalist, 1/8 each of a Scottish and Welsh nationalist, 3/64 of a Cherokee tribesman, 13/64 French nationalist, 1/16 Polish nationalist (also, this will mean that (s)he and I are friends now, what with being fellow countrymen and all), and about another 1/4 Italian nationalist. (1)(2). Don't worry about the fractions adding up. Americans usually have absolutely no idea what being a foreign national even means.And I wouldn't say American colleges can do with less nationalism. With how laden most are with white guilt they might as well be Swedish embassies.
I think that this is true. I think the fact that American Exceptionalism is a huge cultural phenomenon (hell, these state legislators actually believe in it...) means that it has a place in American history. I don't think that it should be stated as a fact that the views of this exceptionalism are true.I can certainly understand being upset that American exceptionalism isn't even mentioned, though. Even if the legitimacy of exceptionalism is heavily criticized, that the US used the propaganda idea of spreading freedom around the world as a motivation for their Cold War actions is pretty significant. Banning the courses because of that, though? Seems a bit extreme considering that teachers can always teach beyond what the AP course outline covers (Exceptionalism left out? A good teacher will still talk about it).
That's because they think Spain is full of European Mexicans and don't realize they're actually white.2) Not Spanish, though. It's odd, but I've literally never heard a Yank rattle off "Spain" in their list of favorite countries to imagine identifying with, whitey or otherwise.
No, some of us think Spain is full of Irishmen like Deadbones.That's because they think Spain is full of European Mexicans and don't realize they're actually white.
Yeah, for a really weird culture shock have them watch some of the Spanish Parliament meetings. Not only will they see white people speaking Spanish, but also see Spanish used in a formal context.That's because they think Spain is full of European Mexicans and don't realize they're actually white.
The flip flop definitely did not occur before the Civil War. There were party realignments before that, we've had about four if I remember correctly, but those realignments before FDR were really the appearance of new parties with clear ties to the old ones. Democrats had always been small government, states' rights, and concentrated in the South. Republicans had always been big government, federal power/supremacy/stuffs, and concentrated in the North. Democrats opposed using tax dollars for public goods, like roads and railroads in particular, while republicans were all for it. This is why the North had such superior infrastructure at the outset of the Civil War. Today, we look at the parties and see the Republicans are for small government and states' rights and are now concentrated in the South, while Democrats are big government and federal power, and concentrated in the North. We also see that Republicans oppose the use of tax dollars for public goods, like healthcare and education, while Democrats are all for it. We even see conservatives today trying to pull the same Nullification bullshit that nearly caused the Civil War back in 1832, which was pulled by the Democrats in power in South Carolina.I live in Washington there are times when it seems like if you don't follow all of environmental regulations you have pay a bunch of fees and stuff it really doesn't get my hopes up. The severity of the bias probably depends heavily on which state you live in.
Thinking about it I think that democrats have kinda highjacked the word liberal from what liberalism was about when the constitution was written. Looking at it now it seems that Liberal is more referring to taking liberties with the ideas of of the constitution. I think the Flip Flop wasn't really a thing with FDR but instead it happened before the civil war where the Democrats went from the jeffersonian idea of a strict interpretation of the constitution to justifying things not mentioned (Hehe Obama care Hehe) in the constitution. The curriculum seems to have biases all over from what I can tell so far I am only just now in my class getting past Eisenhower.
Well yeah, that is what ended Reconstruction, but the failure of Reconstruction, generally attributed to the punitive approach of Congress, is the reason for Jim Crow Laws. The ending of Reconstruction is just what allowed them to happen. On the subject of killing white people, there was also a group called the Bushwhackers who tried to force people to continue fighting after the defeat of the Confederacy, and would kill people who refused to do so. I actually have some ancestors from back then that were killed by Bushwhackers for refusing to fight.I just went over the end of reconstruction thing in my college course right now. Firedemon, you're right about the punishment thing in general, but, as Zapy mentioned, what ultimately ended reconstruction was a promise by Rutherford B. Hayes to withdraw federal troops from the South if they gave him the votes he needed to become the 19th President of the US -> Southern democrats kicked out the black Republicans reconstruction efforts had put in office, installed Jim Crow, and also started murdering black and white Republican figures that refused to get out of the South (yes, they killed the white ones, too).
yes it is, I am actually not very proficient in the class because it is a writing based class. I love the history, The non-AP was like civil war to today cutting out the absolutely most important stuff. Yeah lets continue about history, War history best kind of history!History is friggin' cool. A lot of my friends hate it, but it's my favorite part of any subject.
All public goods cost money and require work. Roads don't appear out of nowhere for free. Law enforcement doesn't just happen. Education isn't delivered by a magical teacher fairy for free. Healthcare is a public good, which Republicans think should not be provided for by tax dollars and Democrats do. As for Democrats destroying the Bill of Rights, that's too political for me to get into here.Also healthcare isn't really a public good, it is a business and commodity (in the sense that it costs money and someone has to work to provide it). Education is similar but unlike healthcare it isn't as expensive. The bill of rights has been almost completely destroyed for the most part by democrats and progressives, so nullification isn't that bad. Right now it just seems like they are trying to make the government into a European financial nightmare. Probably should stay closer to the topic though, I don't really like that the state has banned this course but I hate the fact that states are really beginning to lose the last of their rights.