The US Embassy in Baghdad was the most expensive construction project in American diplomatic history at $750 million. It was built specifically to be a fortress.
The US Embassy in Baghdad was the most expensive construction project in American diplomatic history at $750 million. It was built specifically to be a fortress.
To be fair, it wasn’t people “simply forgetting over generations.”
There was the problem with underfunded teachers, and some states literally burned books.
Economically, the little that is actually taught was decided by rich peoples’ funding. University tuition costs went up too.
Also modern social media is an extremely sophisticated propoganda. Dystopian, even.
So I am hopeful in the case we become anti-war, we can use that anti-war rhetoric and recent history to become pro-education as well.
Then we will ensure next generation knows war sucks. It will only be a struggle between anti and pro education afterwards.
The other contributing factors you mention are correct, but it’s eminently fair to say people simply forgot. Until 9/11, most Americans had no real connection to anything even resembling war, and the vast majority have no empathy whatsoever for the US genocidal foreign policy.
Hell, we still have whimsical snacks on grocery shelves called ‘bomb pops’ that are colored in red, white, and blue.