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How many of you were taught that the 'North's invasion of the South' (1950) and not the 'Jeju Island massacre' (1948), was the start of the Korean War? (lemmygrad.ml)
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[โ€“] Kuori@hexbear.net 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

we literally didn't even cover it in school. nothing past WWII (which america won singlehandedly natch) was ever taught until college

why yes I did grow up in the southern U.S.

[โ€“] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think 9th year briefly touched on it, a century ago when I was in that class. I think one of my Soc classes in college maybe touched on it. But yes, 50s, yes, South USA. ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] Kuori@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

just to make it a little worse, i am in my early 30s agony-deep

[โ€“] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago

Well, we live, we learn. Here's to that ๐Ÿฅ‚