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Neil deGrasse Tyson on the popularity of dictatorships [View all] BootinUp Aug 2022 OP

And, history is an afterthought in our school systems. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #1

Bingo! geardaddy Aug 2022 #23

Not to mention civics. In many school districts, it hasn't been taught... keep_left Aug 2022 #35

I graduated from high school in '83 geardaddy Aug 2022 #49

I graduated in '89... druidity33 Aug 2022 #61

No, it is indeed taught. But it is not learned... Raastan Aug 2022 #58

I agree; I recently said something similar to someone recently IRL. ms liberty Aug 2022 #2

People who fought Hitler came home and wanted peace to raise their families. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #3

Spot on. It's a never ending battle, from one generation to the next. wnylib Aug 2022 #20

Human nature to take power and wealth by any means is deeply ingrained. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #24

I have read the Last Kingdom series, but have not wnylib Aug 2022 #28

It is a TV series and it is excellent. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #43

I enjoyed the books that the TV series is based on. wnylib Aug 2022 #44

Yes but there is so much intriguing history, battle strategy and romance as well. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #45

Read Robert Pirsig's works (MOQ) to get one explanation. Biological Quality has been unleashed again Tommymac Aug 2022 #34

Thank you Tommy! Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #46

The answer to his question is YES. LastDemocratInSC Aug 2022 #4

I was born shortly before Hiroshima soldierant Aug 2022 #52

That's kind of the theory behind 'The Fourth Turning" tinrobot Aug 2022 #5

Democracys are hard to keep alive and need work. Dictatorships are easy... until they are not..nt mitch96 Aug 2022 #6

GOOD one! calimary Aug 2022 #17

Yes. The loss of the WWII Generation--the so-called "Greatest" is going to be the death of democracy hlthe2b Aug 2022 #7

Nazis only had 37% vote. Hitler, like Trump, was a bull shitter & promised different to everyone. uponit7771 Aug 2022 #8

slight correction: martial law not Marshal Law (NT) HuskyOffset Aug 2022 #12

thx uponit7771 Aug 2022 #13

And lest we forget, Hitler (& Mussolini, etc) seized power with "mainstream conservative" connivance peppertree Aug 2022 #21

YES !!! Germany's industrialist excuse that "Hitler made us" doesn't pass the smell test of when he uponit7771 Aug 2022 #36

Absolutely. peppertree Aug 2022 #37

The irony is... genxlib Aug 2022 #9

To me the answer might go something like this BootinUp Aug 2022 #11

One factor that changed the WWII generation's voting pattern wnylib Aug 2022 #25

Your math is off misanthrope Aug 2022 #38

My bad on the math genxlib Aug 2022 #41

No worries misanthrope Aug 2022 #65

It should be noted... genxlib Aug 2022 #10

Sure they can define "socialism." Just not in standard English. JHB Aug 2022 #22

Also, it's been normalized. ananda Aug 2022 #14

Don't forgot social media. CrispyQ Aug 2022 #31

This is a huge factor misanthrope Aug 2022 #39

Short Attention Span Theatre- USA. Not just us though. Philippines comes to mind. 90% Marcos/Duerte Evolve Dammit Aug 2022 #15

It's why Ron DeSantis and Trump are popular RAB910 Aug 2022 #16

Dictators are attractive to extremists who think their beliefs are being ignored. Lonestarblue Aug 2022 #18

When I was twenty and anti-Nixon and ... sanatanadharma Aug 2022 #19

I have Rebl2 Aug 2022 #26

My daughter graduated high school in 2003. ShazzieB Aug 2022 #62

I have a Rebl2 Aug 2022 #64

Wow. Nice pic. Iggo Aug 2022 #27

The way I see it, people are too arrogant to learn Novara Aug 2022 #29

... but they mistakenly think they will be the few thousand elites actually in charge. keithbvadu2 Aug 2022 #30

That's because Americans tend to imagine themselves destined for the top misanthrope Aug 2022 #40

Now what was that famous statistic? keithbvadu2 Aug 2022 #42

Theocracy yankee87 Aug 2022 #56

Trumpsters.. jerseyjim Aug 2022 #32

My ex mother in law is 98 years old. She lived thru iluvtennis Aug 2022 #33

NGT seems to be claiming that "no one alive today" remembers Hitler ???! Apollo Zeus Aug 2022 #47

That's what you got out of that? Iggo Aug 2022 #51

This thread is not about me despite your personal attack Apollo Zeus Aug 2022 #63

No shit! My dad was in a nazi prison camp in Germany after his plane was shot down. BComplex Aug 2022 #48

I've wondered the same thing. I'm 70, and it's hard for me to believe how long ago we fought WWII. Martin68 Aug 2022 #50

The appeal of Fascist Dictatorship will always be an existential threat Yavin4 Aug 2022 #53

That sounds good Zeitghost Aug 2022 #54

All Americans have the memory of a gnat. BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #55

They'd also remember DeGrasse Tyson was accused of sexual assault 4x in one year... NullTuples Aug 2022 #57

You can't learn from a history you weren't taught... dchill Aug 2022 #59

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