{"id":72015,"date":"2021-09-12T22:38:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T03:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=72015"},"modified":"2021-09-12T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T03:38:14","slug":"72015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=72015","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/jeffc\/2021\/09\/12\/woke-florida-college-students-chime-in-on-how-9-11-should-be-taught-n442008\">Woke Florida College Students Chime in on How 9\/11 Should Be Taught<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/32XqHQM0_ok\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s yet another story demonstrating how concerned we should be for future generations. Campus Reform\u2019s Ophelie Jacobson recently conducted a series of short interviews with students at the University of Florida, in which she asked how they believed 9\/11 should be taught in the classrooms. The answers were predictable but still disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>Students suggested that 9\/11 lesson plans should keep \u201cgruesome\u201d facts out of the teaching, while also avoiding conversations about who was responsible for carrying out the attacks. One student said the curriculum should \u201cavoid placing blame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the students argued that professors should not discuss American exceptionalism while teaching about the terrorist attacks. One student insisted that \u201cwe don\u2019t need more nationalism in this country\u2026we need more healthcare.\u201d She continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think they should focus on America\u2019s faults, not how amazing we are and how we need to be superior because we\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One has to wonder how this particular person would enjoy living in Afghanistan or Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>Another student chimed in, echoing the point that America should not be portrayed as the greatest nation. They said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn terms of propagating this idea that our nation is the best no matter what\u2026I would agree that that should be avoided.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>American exceptionalism seemed to be a significant point of contention for these individuals. One of them claimed it is \u201crooted in a lot of colonist and imperialist notions of how we should treat other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another asserted that \u201cit\u2019s a dangerous mindset to teach young people that because I think that\u2019s the reason why a lot of people grow up to be extremists and really nationalistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the type of tripe that is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/alexparker\/2021\/02\/15\/327597-n327597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">being taught<\/a>\u00a0to students at many American universities. It is part and parcel of a mindset that insists we should focus almost exclusively on America\u2019s faults instead of also acknowledging its strengths.<\/p>\n<p>To these people, acknowledging the evil that led to the 9\/11 terrorist attacks is not as important as people who engaged in bigotry against Muslim Americans after it occurred. It is also more politically expedient to focus on bigotry, because it allows them to promote their agenda, which involves demonizing America as much as possible. In the end, this is more about politics than anything else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woke Florida College Students Chime in on How 9\/11 Should Be Taught Here\u2019s yet another story demonstrating how concerned we should be for future generations. 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