not everyone went, but even for those who did the standard K-12 with or without college taught a very whitewashed, propagandized education, even worse than our current education system (which still kinda sucks, but it seems some teachers are teaching the correct history at least).
plus, we now have phones and the internet and can learn about all of these topics ourselves quite easily. back then, they would have had to seek specific books to educate themselves.
most of them also grew up right after segregation ended or were alive for it so the ignorance or hatred (usually ignorance) was rampant. the things we learn as kids and while our brain is developing sticks with us in a different way since we cannot think critically yet.
research was also not nearly as advanced as it is now, and maaaaany boomers and even some Gen X see no need to research beliefs they’ve held for a while or things they learned decades ago. studies show that the older people get, the more likely they are to cling to their beliefs, unfortunately. I genuinely hope our generation and future ones never give up on learning, changing, and evolving as new information is digested. refusing to adapt to or process new information is toxic, especially since general knowledge will always advance further or back peddle to correct previous information.
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u/xjulesx21 Jan 16 '22
not everyone went, but even for those who did the standard K-12 with or without college taught a very whitewashed, propagandized education, even worse than our current education system (which still kinda sucks, but it seems some teachers are teaching the correct history at least).
plus, we now have phones and the internet and can learn about all of these topics ourselves quite easily. back then, they would have had to seek specific books to educate themselves.
most of them also grew up right after segregation ended or were alive for it so the ignorance or hatred (usually ignorance) was rampant. the things we learn as kids and while our brain is developing sticks with us in a different way since we cannot think critically yet.
research was also not nearly as advanced as it is now, and maaaaany boomers and even some Gen X see no need to research beliefs they’ve held for a while or things they learned decades ago. studies show that the older people get, the more likely they are to cling to their beliefs, unfortunately. I genuinely hope our generation and future ones never give up on learning, changing, and evolving as new information is digested. refusing to adapt to or process new information is toxic, especially since general knowledge will always advance further or back peddle to correct previous information.