assomeet
Message from: Mike D
About: France
Tue, 21 Oct 97 13:22:15 EDT
You make a good point,
Americans tend to blindly think of
liberty when they think of the US, and not of other countries.
This opinion in Americans, I believe, is the result of
government mandated brainwashing. This is harsh language, but
is fact. We are told from an early age all the way thru high
school that the US is the land of the free. Our history books
tend to ignore the injustices in this country. It was not
until I was nearly 17 that I started learning about our real
history. We have about as much injustice as most other
countries in the world. Our history books even blantantly lie
and change facts so important events in our history look
good for us. They say the Boston Massacre (starting the war
with Britain in the 1770's) was about a mob throwing
snowballs at British soldiers. In reality they were throwing
bricks, and the British shot at the mob to protect themselves.
Just one example, there are many. Basically, "land of the
free" is something we hear and say a thousands times in our
primary education. It's a part of our pledge of allegiance.
Have you heard of that? In public schools, each morning we
say a "Pledge of Allegiance" to the US. So over time,
it is burned into our brains that this is the land of liberty.