Students today are subjected not only to vapid history lessons, but to
politically revisionist history. For example, how many today would
recognize a photo or even the name of Jan Smuts, a distinguished
contemporary of Churchill, a member of his war cabinet, and a prime
minister in his own right? Smuts, who deserved better, has been
subjected to a politically-correct purge. (What happened to Jan Smuts
International Airport?) Why? He was a white man from South Africa.
Harlan Cooper
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On 5/13/2010 10:58 AM, richard geschke wrote:
The old adage of out of sight, out of mind plays prominently in this
type of story. Most people in America know the likes of George
Washington because we almost see him everyday on our currency, same
goes for the likes of Lincoln and Jefferson. Most young generations
see and sense what is around them in their current everyday lives.
This type of article in the daily mail typifies the culture we live
in, with no sense of history. The lack of our educational systems to
give a proper historical prospective of just what has transpired is
also a major factor in seeing such articles in print.
Richard C. Geschke
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Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 05:44:08 -0700
Subject: [ChurchillChat] Daily Mail: Half of young people do not
recognise Winston Churchill... and he will be 'forgotten' in 80 years
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To: [email protected]
It seems that we have a lot of work to do....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1278079/Half-young-people-recognise-Winston-Churchill---forgotten-80-years.html
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