A Lot More Forgetting Than Remembering, I Fear...

And more, for the generations lucky enough to grow up in the years following the second of those wars, the people of the country were angry enough with their leaders to push back, and start to forge some democracy by electing some uncorrupt we-the-people politicians who tried to do good stuff, and actually start to achieve some understanding of the true reasons behind those wars, and a lot of other things about our society and world. Those wars - and this world - had and have a lot more to do with capitalist profits and power struggles than 'evil empires' or anything - Hitler was a tool of these people who would have got absolutely nowhere without the backing of American bankers and industrialists, and the weapons manufacturers were anxious to make lots of money and test out some new weapons, and that a few million people died horrible deaths didn't matter much to them. Still doesn't. Funny you never, never, never hear any sort of truth about those wars anymore, or the current invasion of Afghanistan, just the propaganda about 'support our troops!!', and the intentional, and very dishonest, confusion of those who fought Hitler, even under false beliefs, with those today who are invading others. But those of us old enough to understand history, and look behind the lies and propaganda, are a dying bunch - Young Canadians dim on their history: study - the average mark on a Canadian history test in Canadians 18-24 was less than 20%. As the old guy said, those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it. As I would say, those who are this ignorant of their own country and history have no chance whatsoever to get out of the box - the box they have been too dumbed-down to even understand is being built around them. There's something about the poppy here too - everyone's wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day to honor our past heroes - and killing the farmers in Afghanistan who are growing them. (original, and much more, at http://www.rudemacedon.ca/lgi/ogi-home.html )

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