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The '2021 Survey of North American Teens on the Holocaust and Antisemitism' found that 1/3rd of 8th grade students surveyed "questioned whether the Holocaust wa
by ortusdux 5y ago
The '2021 Survey of North American Teens on the Holocaust and
Antisemitism' found that 1/3rd of 8th grade students surveyed "questioned whether the Holocaust was an exaggerated or fabricated event, or that they were not sure if it actually happened". About 40% of the students surveyed learned about the Holocaust via social media.
https://www.liberation75.org/survey https://www.liberation75.org/survey
- barry-cotter 5y agoYes, most students don’t pay attention in school most of the time because they don’t find it useful or interesting. This isn’t new.
- jdkjs 5y ago
- Mizza 5y agoThis is obvious weasel wording. It is good for students to question all things they're learning. I hope they do question it, as I hope they question the sections on manifest destiny and American exceptionalism as well. It doesn't mean that 1/3 of 8th graders are holocaust deniers. EDIT: I read their PDF, this methodology is ridiculous. Their website has the bold claim that "42% of teens have witnessed an antisemitic event", but reading the actual document, that includes hearing about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting on the news, which basically means that 42% of teens read the news. This isn't the kind of source you should be citing if you want to be taken seriously.
- epx 5y agoIt is natural to certain extent, I did the same at that age. We have a lowpass filter that makes outstanding/outrageous facts (like H) difficult to believe. It takes a while to accept that we humans are actually capable of H, CP and other things. Another instance of that misleading lowpass filter: "if that happened to group J, the J people must have been doing something to deserve it".