America: yada, yada, yada has done little to change my mind (or give me hope) about the mainstream view of American history.
The settlers treatment of the Indigenous Americans has been nothing more then a series of stories painted with smiling faces. They did dole out a single sentence to the small pox epidemic that systematically desecrated the Indigenous populations after first contact ... cuz you know that was sad. The robbery of Manhattan seems to have been forgotten (dude sweet deal!), and sure slavery was bad, but some guys got free and even fought along side the revolutionaries!1! ... equal opportunity for all right?
Why do I have the feeling of Howard Zinn could see this he'd be rolling in his grave?
Things I've learned (so far!)
- Musk bullets move in slow motion, especially before they hit people.
- Black and white makes everything more awesome!
- Ragtag militiamen had a real hard on for George Washington.
- Every event that has been documented by America: The Story of Us, has changed the course of America/history/the world FOR-EVE-ER!!!1!! (Seriously, it's every other sentence...)
- In ye olden dayz houses pop out of the ground, like flowers.
- Bayonet wielding is Serious Business!
- Random ass celebrities make history come alive. (thanks Michael Douglas!)
FEEL THE EPIC!!!!!!11
Needless to say I know what I'm doing every Sunday for the next six weeks: Live blogging America: the Story of Us with an open bottle of Jack Daniel's. Hee Haw!
