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I had to get books on MLK and Rosa Parks for my kid's school. Why?? This drives me crazy. They are not part of my country's history and we have plenty of local

I had to get books on MLK and Rosa Parks for my kid's school. Why?? This drives me crazy. They are not part of my country's history and we have plenty of local heroes.

wolverine876 4y ago
Why restrict your kid's knowledge? I know about plenty of people in plenty of countries.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  Did you have to read books about Slovenian history in school? There's not enough time to include everything about everyone. The history of the descendants of US slaves might be more interesting to people because of our cultural reach, but it's not necessary for Slovenian kids to learn except as an example of a well documented protest movement.
  - aa-jv 4y ago
    Serious question: does Slovenia have civil rights events in its history comparable to those in the USA? Because, try as I might, I can't think of another country with as serious a history of civil rights (abuses and promotion) than the USA - I'd love to hear of an underrated civil rights movement in Slovenia.
    - forinti 4y ago
      You see, that's the whole issue right there. Slovenia has its own history, its own problems, and its own heroes. Those things are important for the Slovenian people, not the problems created and sort of solved by the US. In my country (Brazil if you must know) the cultural avalanche that comes from the US is such that some people genuinely admire the US civil rights movement and its leaders, but will not tolerate anything similar locally. Such is the power of propaganda: you get tied up in the problems of the US and ignore your own.
      - aa-jv 4y ago
        Very good point, and I agree. But I don't see how it'll ever change for as long as the Slovenian people who know about the countrys' history never speak up and let the rest of the world know about it. America is good at one thing: being very loud, when everyone else isn't. It's a pity that we therefore associate being loud as being American...
  - wolverine876 4y ago
    > Did you have to read books about Slovenian history in school? I read about the histories of many countries. Didn't you? England in particular, all of Europe, China .... How can you understand the world without knowing about more than your own corner? Why would you limit yourself?
slim 4y ago
maybe they are studying racism ? racism can't be studied on the local level alone. it looks like you're from Brazil. Brazil has a common history with US with regards to enslavement and import of africans, for example.

I had to get books on MLK and Rosa Parks for my kid's school. Why?? This drives me crazy. They are not part of my country's history and we have plenty of local heroes.

wolverine876 4y ago

Why restrict your kid's knowledge? I know about plenty of people in plenty of countries.

pessimizer 4y ago
Did you have to read books about Slovenian history in school? There's not enough time to include everything about everyone. The history of the descendants of US slaves might be more interesting to people because of our cultural reach, but it's not necessary for Slovenian kids to learn except as an example of a well documented protest movement.
- aa-jv 4y ago
  Serious question: does Slovenia have civil rights events in its history comparable to those in the USA? Because, try as I might, I can't think of another country with as serious a history of civil rights (abuses and promotion) than the USA - I'd love to hear of an underrated civil rights movement in Slovenia.
  - forinti 4y ago
    You see, that's the whole issue right there. Slovenia has its own history, its own problems, and its own heroes. Those things are important for the Slovenian people, not the problems created and sort of solved by the US. In my country (Brazil if you must know) the cultural avalanche that comes from the US is such that some people genuinely admire the US civil rights movement and its leaders, but will not tolerate anything similar locally. Such is the power of propaganda: you get tied up in the problems of the US and ignore your own.
    - aa-jv 4y ago
      Very good point, and I agree. But I don't see how it'll ever change for as long as the Slovenian people who know about the countrys' history never speak up and let the rest of the world know about it. America is good at one thing: being very loud, when everyone else isn't. It's a pity that we therefore associate being loud as being American...
- wolverine876 4y ago
  > Did you have to read books about Slovenian history in school? I read about the histories of many countries. Didn't you? England in particular, all of Europe, China .... How can you understand the world without knowing about more than your own corner? Why would you limit yourself?

slim 4y ago

maybe they are studying racism ? racism can't be studied on the local level alone. it looks like you're from Brazil. Brazil has a common history with US with regards to enslavement and import of africans, for example.