Ethiopia I had no idea

[Marthe48]

I'm watching a video about this country. I had no idea that Ethiopia has so much human history, so much architecture. Utterly amazing!

[Norrrm]

1. Great civilizations/cultures that could rise up and then fade away into the dustbin of history.

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[Diamond_Dog]

2. They sure do grow some delicious coffee beans 🙂

[BumRushDaShow]

3. They won't teach African history

and nowadays, it's considered "DEI".

The "Lucy" skeleton was found there - A Groundbreaking Discovery Turns 50: Celebrating the Story of Lucy

And then there was this guy -

[Marthe48]

4. I knew about Lucy

and a little about Haile Selassie.

I've been interested in paleontology since I was a teen. Wasn't into politics and world leaders until my later years.

We visited a former exchange student in Brazil and I was stunned that my courses in art history were so euro-centric and missed so many artists from other parts of the world. It makes sense that other subjects are likewise ignored.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. There have been multiple attempts at introducing and encouraging "Multiculturlism"

that were completely trashed by both sides of the political spectrum as "false history" and what little did finally make it to the curriculum, is being systematically purged and "cancelled".

The one thing that has "globalized" the younger generation, is the internet and "social media", allowing real-time communications between people from different countries and exchanges of cultural info without the governmental propaganda overlays. The whole "K-Pop" phenomena is an example that opened up Korean culture to young Americans, where older generations were steeped in the Korean War memories and teachings as well as that associated with Vietnam and even Japan (where Anime and Manga have actually introduced a different take on Euro and other culture, in their storylines).

[Zorro]

5. 50 years ago I was fortunate to live in Ethiopia (now Eritrea) for a year

Being exposed to the environmental, economic, and cultural elements of that society was a tremendous educational experience.