Re:Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)
by Neonlicht on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @06:37AM
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I suppose he skipped the part in which the Scottish elite sold out their country (literally) to the English crown?
Re:Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)
by arethuza on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @06:48AM
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He probably didn't mention that because it wasn't particularly bloodthirsty and therefore of little interest to 12 year old boys.
Mind you, the fact that it was events on the Isthmus of Panama that were one of the main causes of the union is fairly interesting:
Re:Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)
by AmericanChopper on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @07:09AM
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Scottish history would be far too dangerous to teach today. Undermines the narrative that all white people have a detestable history of colonisation and exploitation.
The history curriculum I was taught in school was terribly boring and politicised. Other than the mandatory WW2 coverage, the _only_ other topics we studied were the horribleness of European colonisation, like Gandhi and Apartheid, ect… I was rather surprised to grow up and find out how interesting the topic actually was.
Re:Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)
by throwaway48476 on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @08:47PM
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American history id even more dangerous as it justifies the violent overthrow of the government
NB This was ~45 years ago - I doubt such things would be tolerated these days. :-)