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 Post subject: Ken Burns: High Schoolers believe ww2 was USA/Germany vs Rus
PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:18 pm 
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So, I saw Ken Burns say this on Bill Maher and frankly I don't believe it. Does anyone know where he got this information? Really, there is no way this is true.
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MAHER: [overlapping]—how big those numbers are. On PBS. CBS would be thrilled to have those numbers. [laughter] So there are some smart people out there. But, I understood that you made this documentary partly because you read that kids in high school today think in World War II that we were on the side of the Germans.

BURNS: Yeah, I heard this—

MAHER: [overlapping] And we’re not? [laughter]

BURNS: No, I hate to break it to you. Yeah, they think that – most of our kids think that we fought with the Germans against the Russians. [audience reacts in disbelief]

MAHER: So, why do you think people are so stupid? [laughter]


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I think you're giving high schoolers too much credit.

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Of course we fought on the German side, where else would we have adopted the emo trend?
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Of course we fought on the German side, where else would we have adopted the emo trend?


your avatar?

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This sounds like horseshit to me. Even the stupidest of the stupid kids in my high school knew that the Nazi's were the enemy.

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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
This sounds like horseshit to me. Even the stupidest of the stupid kids in my high school knew that the Nazi's were the enemy.

They probably think we fought the Nazis in WWI, and are confusing the Cold War with WWII.

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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
This sounds like horseshit to me. Even the stupidest of the stupid kids in my high school knew that the Nazi's were the enemy.

have you seen jesus camp?

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CantKeepFukinUp wrote:
tryinmorning wrote:
Of course we fought on the German side, where else would we have adopted the emo trend?


your avatar?

Is there a sign or something?
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bart d. wrote:
dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
This sounds like horseshit to me. Even the stupidest of the stupid kids in my high school knew that the Nazi's were the enemy.

They probably think we fought the Nazis in WWI, and are confusing the Cold War with WWII.


I have a little trouble believing this.

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denverapolis wrote:
dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
This sounds like horseshit to me. Even the stupidest of the stupid kids in my high school knew that the Nazi's were the enemy.

have you seen jesus camp?



oh shit, i have....that movie made me so uncomfortable. i really can't believe some of the things i saw in that movie. :|

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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
bart d. wrote:
dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
This sounds like horseshit to me. Even the stupidest of the stupid kids in my high school knew that the Nazi's were the enemy.

They probably think we fought the Nazis in WWI, and are confusing the Cold War with WWII.


I have a little trouble believing this.


Me and you both, Frank. What about all the movies and video games dedicated to ww2?
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no way this is true

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There was a Newsweek write up about the series a week or two ago. It mentioned a poll that found like 20% of high schoolers thought we did fight the Russians with the Germans. I don't think it sited the source of the poll.
Pretty good doc from what I've seen of it.

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