▲ 166 ▼ What's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 55 points 1 month ago (1 child) Lies of omission count? I was in my 40s before I ever heard of the Tulsa Massacre. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 child) Same! And I grew up in the Midwest/south. I first heard of it from the show The Watchmen and really thought it was part of the fictional narrative until I got curious and looked it up. Terrible, and also terrible that it stayed so hidden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago I grew up in California and they didn’t teach it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SelfHigh5@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 child) Same! And I grew up in the Midwest/south. I first heard of it from the show The Watchmen and really thought it was part of the fictional narrative until I got curious and looked it up. Terrible, and also terrible that it stayed so hidden. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago I grew up in California and they didn’t teach it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago I grew up in California and they didn’t teach it. permalink fedilink source parent