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   BTR1701 to Your Name   
   Re: America's Historical Illiteracy   
   19 Feb 26 20:11:25   
   
   From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Feb 18, 2026 at 3:54:23 PM PST, "Your Name"  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-02-18 22:10:07 +0000, moviePig said:   
   >>  On 2/18/2026 1:55 PM, BTR1701 wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2024059899617976320/vi   
   /avc1/576x1024/96uBV9UUO7gvIuPn.mp4   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>  America's historical literacy is dismal.   
   >>>   
   >>>  CLAIM: "Millions of women were sexually assaulted and genocided at the   
   Salem   
   >>>  Witch Trials"-- when the colonial population was only ~210,000.   
   >>>   
   >>>  FACT: Only 19 people were executed during the Witch Trials (including 5   
   >>> men).   
   >>>  Not gender-based. No sexual assault.   
   >>>   
   >>>  The 'progressive' neon-haired nose-ring crowd will not only believe   
   >>> anything,   
   >>>  they'll get violent in response to their fantasies.   
   >>   
   >>  I'd think you'd be hard pressed to find a self-avowed 'progressive'   
   >>  who'd support anything in this video (...except the background music).   
   >   
   > Part of the blame for Americans' "historical inaccuracies" can go to   
   > Hollyweird. Just look at the World War I and II movies they make where   
   > 'America saves the day' even when Americans weren't actually in the   
   > events portrayed (other than perhaps a few voluteers).   
      
   What was wrong with SAVING PRIVATE RYAN? Are you suggesting there were no   
   Americans there on D-Day?   
      
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