One would think that Americans--both real and fake--would take the time to know about the history of our nation. It's really not that daunting a task given that our nation is quite young. Just think! We have 235 years of history compared to those pesky European nations with hundreds and hundreds more! We have it pretty easy! I realize that some of us are just too busy or perhaps we just take it for granted. However, learning our history can be done in a number of ways that might make it more palatable. One can find books and movies that are historical fiction to get the gist of historical events. One can visit the sites where important historical events took place and learn a lot.
One thing that is certain, however is that those running for elected office in the United States should certainly have an in depth knowledge and understanding of our history. Apparently, however, this isn't the case. Fairly recently, the new MOARA (Mother Of All Real Americans) made some rather embarrassing gaffs regarding what some consider to be basic historical facts:
Umm--not quite! Many of the Founders owned slaves. John Quincy Adams died in 1848. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln.
Next up--I'll take the American Revolution for 200 Alex!
Um--wrong again. Perhaps Ms. Bachmann is getting her history in sound bites like this:
After all--no state is even mentioned! One would think that her handlers would have picked that up. As a public educator, I'm saddened to think what wasn't taught in someone's history class! But then I remembered that it is the Real Americans who are rewriting American History anyway!
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