Because we have a lot of illiterate people who think Trump is the second coming of Christ
Cole092482 on
Grasp our history? Half of this country can’t grasp 4th grade math.
More-Dot346 on
What the hell is that supposed to mean? They don’t know there was such a thing as a Civil War?
Then_Journalist_317 on
Ken Burns should do a documentary on how a mob boss/rapist became President.
aboysmokingintherain on
My issue is that even the negative aspects of history don’t need to be seen as some blemish. We can acknowledge and fix them and that will help us move forward as a whole. Admitting the US has mistakes or isn’t perfect isn’t as hard as we think it is.
sinfulfng on
Same, bro…same.
Ineverseenthat on
Our own government is misdirecting the narrative for population control.
AWholeNewFattitude on
Maybe make it less boring.
Fickle-Molasses-903 on
They understand it; they simply want America to return to a time when slavery was accepted and women were relegated to cooking and childbearing.
TintedApostle on
In the 1950s women traditionally wore black for a period of mourning time after their husbands died. Erika Kirk wore leather pants and had fireworks.
MAGA makes up this stuff as they go along.
_byetony_ on
Despite his best efforts
JustEstablishment360 on
Meanwhile Ken Burns is not educated as a historian either. Not that he doesn’t do good work…
thethrill_707 on
Adding to the din…
Grasp our history? Um…Mr. Burns? Most Americans don’t, won’t, or cannot **READ**.
2001em2 on
While I tend to agree… You’d think someone who self-admits to diving into a historical topic for a decade before speaking out it with authority, would understand that most people don’t have a grasp on history.
DrunkPole on
As a jazz fan, I’m embarrassed that Ken Burns considers himself a serious documentarian.
Strong_Bumblebee5495 on
History? 😝 I’m surprise Yankees can get to work 😝 “history” 😝 ask them about baby jeebus 😝
Rayearl on
History? MAGA can’t even grasp what’s going on right now.
picklepaller on
Perhaps not charging to see his documentary would be a start.
Valhadmar on
All the American heroes who fought in ww2 against the nazis are rolling in their graves watching their children become the new Nazis.
Maga are brain dead people, who cant think for themselves. Even Trump has called his own followers stupid and insulted them multiple times yet they continue to follow him.
eknutilla on
I hope he doesn’t blame himself
greygoose71 on
He’s not wrong. I have relatives that prove it. People in this country are lazy. If they studied history( not Hollywood history) they would see the similarities of 1930’s and current events. Right now History is being white washed and education is being attacked as something bad.
Mr_Meng on
From my point of view US history from the beginning has been a conflict between forward thinkers who believe in things like equal rights, the advancement of science and technology, and treating others with decency versus the ignorant, regressive, greedy, reactionaries who care about white supremacy and morally justifying their terribleness.
Blind-_-Tiger on
For all the time Ken Burns and John Loliver makes some in-depth deep dives into a subject (using a lot of others on-the-ground reporting) it’s way easier for anti-Kenny/Loliver to push propaganda 24/7 on faux news outlets/social media about how America is just the coolest and the poors and immigrants are the real bad guys or how the evil experts want to inject your kids with Bill Gates mind chips but Elon Musk, who makes actual mind chips, and Donald Trump, are here to save yo kids! /s
SatisfactoryLoaf on
If you think of history as a narrative, then it has to compete with the narrative you already have about who you are.
Killersavage on
From the education system that used to tell us we’ve never lost a war and Vietnam doesn’t count for some reason. What does anyone expect?
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Because we have a lot of illiterate people who think Trump is the second coming of Christ
Grasp our history? Half of this country can’t grasp 4th grade math.
What the hell is that supposed to mean? They don’t know there was such a thing as a Civil War?
Ken Burns should do a documentary on how a mob boss/rapist became President.
My issue is that even the negative aspects of history don’t need to be seen as some blemish. We can acknowledge and fix them and that will help us move forward as a whole. Admitting the US has mistakes or isn’t perfect isn’t as hard as we think it is.
Same, bro…same.
Our own government is misdirecting the narrative for population control.
Maybe make it less boring.
They understand it; they simply want America to return to a time when slavery was accepted and women were relegated to cooking and childbearing.
In the 1950s women traditionally wore black for a period of mourning time after their husbands died. Erika Kirk wore leather pants and had fireworks.
MAGA makes up this stuff as they go along.
Despite his best efforts
Meanwhile Ken Burns is not educated as a historian either. Not that he doesn’t do good work…
Adding to the din…
Grasp our history? Um…Mr. Burns? Most Americans don’t, won’t, or cannot **READ**.
While I tend to agree… You’d think someone who self-admits to diving into a historical topic for a decade before speaking out it with authority, would understand that most people don’t have a grasp on history.
As a jazz fan, I’m embarrassed that Ken Burns considers himself a serious documentarian.
History? 😝 I’m surprise Yankees can get to work 😝 “history” 😝 ask them about baby jeebus 😝
History? MAGA can’t even grasp what’s going on right now.
Perhaps not charging to see his documentary would be a start.
All the American heroes who fought in ww2 against the nazis are rolling in their graves watching their children become the new Nazis.
Maga are brain dead people, who cant think for themselves. Even Trump has called his own followers stupid and insulted them multiple times yet they continue to follow him.
I hope he doesn’t blame himself
He’s not wrong. I have relatives that prove it. People in this country are lazy. If they studied history( not Hollywood history) they would see the similarities of 1930’s and current events. Right now History is being white washed and education is being attacked as something bad.
From my point of view US history from the beginning has been a conflict between forward thinkers who believe in things like equal rights, the advancement of science and technology, and treating others with decency versus the ignorant, regressive, greedy, reactionaries who care about white supremacy and morally justifying their terribleness.
For all the time Ken Burns and John Loliver makes some in-depth deep dives into a subject (using a lot of others on-the-ground reporting) it’s way easier for anti-Kenny/Loliver to push propaganda 24/7 on faux news outlets/social media about how America is just the coolest and the poors and immigrants are the real bad guys or how the evil experts want to inject your kids with Bill Gates mind chips but Elon Musk, who makes actual mind chips, and Donald Trump, are here to save yo kids! /s
If you think of history as a narrative, then it has to compete with the narrative you already have about who you are.
From the education system that used to tell us we’ve never lost a war and Vietnam doesn’t count for some reason. What does anyone expect?