The average American has a seventh grade reading level (with 54% of the population with less than a sixth grade reading level), and you expect them to be educated enough to 1. know what it is and 2. look for a Wikipedia article on it?

Jesus, half this fucking country doesn't even live in reality anymore. Somehow, they're supposed to just know that it's on Wikipedia.

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

So you want like some mandatory Ludovico Technique for this piece of information, or what? There's literally a library of Congress article. It has been part of AP US history for as long as I can remember. I'm not even sure what point you are trying to make. That there are tons of wilfully ignorant people in the US (true)? Or that this piece of history has been censored (objectively false)?

[–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Half doesn’t live in reality? It’s like 90%. Half is way way way lower than how many don’t live in reality

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I had a great public education and this one of the very few things that wasn't mentioned.

[–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 2 years ago

There were 1000s of things that weren’t mentioned. You simply don’t know about them. The oppressors will never give away the tools to end the oppression

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

be me american sees OP comment googles haymarket affair first result is Wikipedia article for haymarket affair 😐