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primary source documents are one of the most powerful ways to understand an event and the impact it had. I'm almost in my 30s and I barely remember 9/11. Most
by n8cpdx 5y ago
primary source documents are one of the most powerful ways to understand an event and the impact it had.
I'm almost in my 30s and I barely remember 9/11. Most kids today, live in a world (for Americans at least) that was profoundly changed by 9/11. They deserve to be able to understand that moment.
The first time I went to an airport, there were (National Guard, I think) soldiers standing around with heavy duty guns. Later, it was removing shoes and all the rest of the nonsense security theater we still put up with. A few years later, the fabled pornoscan.
People deserve to be able to learn about the history of their world. It is deeply offensive to me that you would suggest people can't handle primary sources and need someone to make 'reasonable points' and do people's thinking for them.