Quote (thundercock @ Nov 2 2021 08:25pm)
We had this discussion recently where we both agreed that children should be taught history without glossing over the ugly side of it. I think the most important takeaway from learning history is that it IS nuanced but you don't want to miss the forest for the trees. One aspect of whitewashing is when you use a set of facts to weave a narrative that isn't correct. A great example of this is the Lost Cause narrative which continues to see success today. Anyway, Goomshill's analysis on Native American history is what gives the game away. If you pollute the waters enough, you'll come to the conclusion that "both sides are bad" and leave it at that. We should not teach history in a way that lends itself to false equivalences. That's not to say that we shouldn't teach the atrocities done by Native Americans but it needs to be in the context where most people see a forest and not the Gobi Desert.
both sides are indeed bad.
Romans 3:10-18
King James Version
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.