• uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    I was taught the standard American Exceptionalism package in the 1970s-1980s which included full throated endorsement of American Imperialism spreading of freedom to undeveloped nations in exchange for sweet deals on their labor and resources.

    In the 90s I started figuring out they were lying to me all this time, when I was a credulous child.

    And now I hold a bit of a grudge.

    So maybe we can expect the next generation of Floridians to emerge knowing their own society gives them not a single fuck.

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      1 year ago

      I was a victim of the central Florida school system up to 8th grade in 96…I’m glad I finished school in the Mid-Atlantic region. Florida FUCKING sucks, and I have to say I’m kind of impressed at how terrible it continues to be.

    • MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      As someone who knows several teachers in Florida, the kids do not give a single fuck either. Wonder where they learned that from