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25. great article, and everything i already knew. thank you my almost-NA Studies minor. :)

Sun May 20, 2012, 03:51 AM

May 2012

it's an extremely fascinating story, and I think the mythologies we feed our children to give them a sanitized version of history and life -- to avoid uncomfortable questions -- has been a great disservice. first of all, it lies to kids. second, it often seems so pat and uninteresting it fosters resentment and a lifelong disinterest in history for so many people. third, it provides ludicrously easy answers to "life, the universe, and everything" leading to a coarsening of discourse and arming authoritarian personalities with a security blanket to shut out the hard truths of the world.

seriously, since when did Cracked go from 70s juvenilia to erudite and educational satire? something really good happened along the way.

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great article, and everything i already knew. thank you my almost-NA Studies minor. :) NuttyFluffers May 2012 #25

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