I started compiling a list of things that we were taught in school but they are complete bullshit and I thought it would be good to get feedback from a variety of other Americans and see if there are some that I am overlooking or that I was never privy to. What are some things you were taught in public school that you now know to be complete bullshit or just socitial norms that fucky. Here are some examples that I could think of. I may write a book on this never tried to do that before not sure I have one in me I am pretty stupid in general but man the more I learn the more i see how dumb the average person really is.
Incest creates retarded babies (not condoning just wondering where this comes from an is it true)
Circumcision is good
War on Drugs is a good thing (& what was DARE program really about)
Everyone is special or talented
Food Pyramid
what do you got? any fond or un-fond memories of your indoctrination?
We were all taught that Capitalism and the USA were the best of all possible systems/countries ever. Never a word about how capitalism depends on keeping a certain percentage of us jobless and homeless to scare workers into conforming. Nothing about how a consumption based economy depends on subjugating weaker nations and turning the planet into burned out resource stripped rubble. Nothing about how it would require several planets for everyone else on earth to have the same standard of living as Americans.
Civics class "how a bill becomes law" completely left out the fact that most laws are written by corporations, pushed by their lobbyists, passed by paid off politicians, enforced by crooked cops and upheld by corrupt judges.