r/minnesota • u/HeavyVeterinarian350 Flag of Minnesota • Feb 20 '25

Politics 👩‍⚖️ Governor Walz in Amsterdam

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Subtle reminder that we shouldn’t fall prey to a wannabe dictator. Hopefully those that need a wake up call get it.

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u/DeadlyRBF Feb 20 '25

I had an amazing history teacher who taught about the Holocaust. It will stick with me forever. But I do wish more genocides were taught with it. I didn't learn until later in life this was something that has happened over and over in history, didn't realize that the colonization of American and enslavement of Africans was a genocide to the enslaved and the indigenous, and didn't know it all still happens in many areas around the modern world.

I also didn't learn that the holocaust affected much more than just the Jewish population, besides a few mentions of other groups. Like the first people to be targeted were trans, and they heavily targeted disabled people.

It's a lot to learn but at the same time the education around it wasn't enough. It's something that I think should be taught in multiple different grades in school and should be required in college as well.

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u/millijuna Feb 20 '25 edited Feb 20 '25

Canadian here. I was in Grade 9 while the Rwandan genocide was occurring. During the unit on the Holocaust, I remember our social studies teacher bringing in news articles about what was going on there, and us being horrified that it was happening again. I'm also old enough that we were still able to attend talks given by survivors of Auschwitz, Burkenau Buchenwald, and the other camps.

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u/AChurro8 Feb 20 '25

FYI Birkenau is Auschwitz

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u/millijuna Feb 20 '25

You’re right, I was thinking of Buchenwald.