fuzzystapler

I've seen some presumable ex-pats (or perhaps Americans with a UK VPN?) here defending the US from Lucy and the BBC's "condescending" tone. For some, it's hard to swallow an outsider's perspective and let go of the myths we were taught in the US educational system. It's also no doubt that some people's political leanings are being offended here, as Lucy is talking about American fibs during the reign of the most ignorant liar we've ever allowed into the White House. No country's history is spotless. The patriotic tales we've chosen to believe aren't always based in truths. While I'm sure British historians may have always been comfortable talking about the realities of the American history, here in the US, our most celebrated leaders are often exalted and barely cross-examined in US popular culture. It might come as a surprise, but writers/historians such as Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky aren't required reading in US schools. In the US as in the UK, nationalism and patriotism often disguise parts of our complicated histories. While perhaps many in the UK have heard most of the mistruths discussed in this series, there are certainly some stories of which I was unaware. Thanks, Lucy. Good fun.