Anyone else finding that schools will just accept or even promote imperialism? A person in my class was doing part of a group presentation on the economic challenges Venezuela faces and they said a solution was to "install a new leader." The professor thought that was "excellent." Makes my stomach turn to see this kind of thinking reinforced while this is the level of understanding these people have about these countries. :agony-4horsemen:
I don't think it's the main purpose so much as it's the effect of what's described in Manufacturing Consent: you don't get or keep a job as a teacher if you're actively opposed to imperialism.
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Anyone else finding that schools will just accept or even promote imperialism? A person in my class was doing part of a group presentation on the economic challenges Venezuela faces and they said a solution was to "install a new leader." The professor thought that was "excellent." Makes my stomach turn to see this kind of thinking reinforced while this is the level of understanding these people have about these countries. :agony-4horsemen:
That's what schools main purpose is.
I don't think it's the main purpose so much as it's the effect of what's described in Manufacturing Consent: you don't get or keep a job as a teacher if you're actively opposed to imperialism.
It's main purpose is propaganda and manipulate the young masses for future movements.
I once wrote a paper in high school on why the US should have done an even bigger imperialism in Somalia 😬
I don't remember what I got.
One of my History teachers in Texas told us that it's illegal for teachers to call any actions the US took imperialist.
what the fuck.
in north korea... etc etc