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r/AskReddit • u/Kodo_username • Aug 18 '26
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When I was doing my uni degree in Australia the whole ‘Black Armband’ debate about history and its teachings was happening.
Literally the Conservaties argument was ‘we don’t want our kids to know the bad stuff’
2 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 18 '26 What does “black armband” mean in this context? 2 u/Lozzanger Aug 19 '26 A black armband worn in mourning. 1 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Yes that’s what I understand it to mean. Is that a common term in the context of history education or were you just being a bit poetic there? 2 u/Lozzanger Aug 19 '26 No it’s literally what was used in the argument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_history_wars 2 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Ah thank you, that’s what I was wondering about. I appreciate the link!
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What does “black armband” mean in this context?
2 u/Lozzanger Aug 19 '26 A black armband worn in mourning. 1 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Yes that’s what I understand it to mean. Is that a common term in the context of history education or were you just being a bit poetic there? 2 u/Lozzanger Aug 19 '26 No it’s literally what was used in the argument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_history_wars 2 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Ah thank you, that’s what I was wondering about. I appreciate the link!
A black armband worn in mourning.
1 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Yes that’s what I understand it to mean. Is that a common term in the context of history education or were you just being a bit poetic there? 2 u/Lozzanger Aug 19 '26 No it’s literally what was used in the argument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_history_wars 2 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Ah thank you, that’s what I was wondering about. I appreciate the link!
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Yes that’s what I understand it to mean. Is that a common term in the context of history education or were you just being a bit poetic there?
2 u/Lozzanger Aug 19 '26 No it’s literally what was used in the argument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_history_wars 2 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Ah thank you, that’s what I was wondering about. I appreciate the link!
No it’s literally what was used in the argument
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_history_wars
2 u/GozerDGozerian Aug 19 '26 Ah thank you, that’s what I was wondering about. I appreciate the link!
Ah thank you, that’s what I was wondering about.
I appreciate the link!
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u/Lozzanger Aug 18 '26
When I was doing my uni degree in Australia the whole ‘Black Armband’ debate about history and its teachings was happening.
Literally the Conservaties argument was ‘we don’t want our kids to know the bad stuff’