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alabastervlog
3 months ago
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A whole bunch of us clearly didn't pay attention during history class when they covered the US government in the back half of the 19th century.
(Really, I could have stopped that sentence after "history class", or maybe even after "attention")
hdivider
3 months ago
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After "attention", definitely. :) In broad strokes, the US excels in looking to the future, but compared to e.g. Europe, it's harder for folks to get interested in history.
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(Really, I could have stopped that sentence after "history class", or maybe even after "attention")