What's The Point Of Studying History?

[groundloop]

[liberal N proud]

1. So they can't erase it

[Norrrm]

2. Eisenhower wanted the Holocaust and death camps thoroughly documented because he knew there would be these evil scum who

Eisenhower wanted the Holocaust and death camps thoroughly documented because he knew there would be these evil scum who would try to deny it.

[PatSeg]

3. That's kind of sad

[róisín_dubh]

4. What's it say?

I’m in the Uk and cannot see any Imgur posts. I’m curious mostly because I’m an academic historian.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Basicaly, it's a student asking his teacher...

"What the point of learning history if trump is just gonna erase it?"

Kinda sad.

[róisín_dubh]

6. Oof thanks for that

I can’t imagine what my colleagues in the US- at all education levels- are dealing with right now.