maybe saying Nazis are bad could be seen as bias against Republicans?

Seriously, i'm worried about right wing podcasts etc, lots of revisionism about Nazis. Candace Owens has a huge following for example. What does that lead to in a generation or less?

but it is definitely still part of the curriculum in CA. I had an excellent teacher in HS who showed us old film of the concentration camps, with dead bodies stacked in piles, the whole nine yards. He said it was because everyone needed to see the truth of what happened. I don't think anyone in that class anyway ever forgot. And that kind of teaching should be happening everywhere.

I heard about it growing up. When I was in 7th grade, the movie, Judgment at Nuremberg, was on TV after days of promotions that it would be shown. Teachers encouraged us to watch it in order to know what the war was about.

But, for people under 40 today, I imagine that they have heard about Hitler and Nazis and maybe learned about them in school, but the war and Nazis are as distant to them as Napoleon - far away in geography and time.

Just the name "Hitler" elicits a response from just about anyone I know.

6 million Jews.

and unnecessary.

The real issue is that history is often taught very poorly in our high schools. In every state.

Different story from every teacher. Little use of powerful statistics and peer review.

Can you prove that?

2 or 3 different historians.

exactly the same as different opinions? Really?

History is taught as a series of dates. As for different interpretations, that is essential to understanding history and historiography. Until the 1960s, slavery was taught as a benevolent institution. That POV had to be challenged to advance understanding.

And necessary, especially if it concerns people of age to vote and represents a failure of public education.

That begs a lot more questions for school boards and agencies of public policy.

there was near universal consensus among historians until the 1990s when there was a groundswell of well funded far-right writings trying to redefine those terms because they got tired of Republican party policies getting criticized. I'd say they've convinced a large majority of MAGAs

Theories of history change all the time-another example is so called benevolent Slavery and Reconstruction as acceptable to dubious Southern historians - its called Historical Revisionism. How about modern movements to recast the Holocaust?

The use of term Wokeness to ban certain historical perspectives are other examples of how "History" changes

Yes, history is still taught in schools.

And something I often ponder. My mom was a history teacher in our local (rural WV) high school for decades. She was that “it” teacher - - ALL the kids flocked to her and to this day, her memory is alive and well among her former students. I hear from them all the time. Really. NOT kidding.

Among the things I remember so well were her discussions about WHO got to write textbooks? WHO got to decide which textbooks were being used in our schools? WHO were the editors/writers/historians???? WHAT were their credentials?

She largely did her own thing, (regardless of what may or may not have been in the “approved” textbook) and went above and beyond. But oh she was so often upset when a “new” textbook was introduced because they so often lacked info she KNEW was critical for her history students. Oh and as she said a lot……”It’s pretty tough to get 16 year olds interested in history, and that’s why I make sure I bring it alive!!” She was animated, entertaining, a magical story teller and again, her students just clamored around her all the time. Sniff. She is so missed.

...Chris Sununu just said on CNN

Au contraire, Mr. Sununu, his base is FINE with Trump being a fascist. It's only the "establishment" Repubs who deny it. He's talking 100mph, and he knows he's lying.

they know.

Hitler is a meme.

were survivors of one of the two theaters, Europe or Pacific. One friend's mother and father both wore tattoos courtesy of Hitler. Another's dad was shell shocked and was never around.
When I think of people I knew or just saw around town when the nightmares were still fresh and the pain real, and then I fast forward to this buffoon and his Nazi wannabes, I am simply enraged.
I can't imagine those souls are resting in peace.

...nor are the deaths of 100's of thousands of Americans who died taking him down.

and eliminationists had their way about it, people wouldn't know of Hitler or much anything else for that matter.

That's why that orange fuck says, "We love the poorly educated."

Trump with Hitler.


The GOP used to call Obama Hitler. They also used to call Clinton Hitler.

So far, Biden has escaped the monuquor. If Kamela wins, trust me, she will be labeled Hitler.

Two big parts of my growing up.

My daughter's is 4/21, oldest son is 7/5 and youngest son is day after mine.

My son would say,
"I was born on the day after the 4th of July, George was born on the day after mom's birthday and Grace was born on the day after Hitler's bday"

To which I responded, "How do you know Hitler's Bday? "

His response: "Everyone does"

I learned Hitler's Bday from my son.

My son was implying that his sister was a Nazi.

Then my daughter went through a Nazi obsession when the History Channel went through their Hitler Channel phase about 15 years ago. She couldn't stop watching the stuff.

To another theater goer.

Movie show the day to day life of the Commander of a death camp..wife and kids living their happy life while screams are heard over the wall. Daddy comes home with blood on his boots.


Young person would have nice idea what's going on

Of course, a lot of younger types don't watch cable TV.

We were shown that film of the concentration camps in 9th grade in high school (catholic). That was shocking and eye opening.... to say the least.

Do they still show that film in school?

of them do. I know all the local schools here in Northern Illinois take Middle school students to the Holocaust Museum to learn about what happened. I hope all schools or parents do the same.

I used a couple of novels by Herman Wouk to trace the history of World War 2. It helps keep it in Chronological order and it puts historical events into their context with interactions from the characters of the book. Then we could study and discuss the events from a closer perspective. Texas public school curriculum was so weak.

We had an outstanding Holocaust museum in Houston that was excellent.

There's always been this young dude "thing" for Nazis.

I am now 71. ::sigh::