Looking for article about the Berlin Wall

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by Teacher

Yes, that's actually my original point, that people all over the world make all kinds of assumptions about their own histories and the histories of others (among other things).

In that sense, yes, it is very normal. On the other hand the wall is pretty ******* recent. But then some people think Romans recently tried to take over the world.

 

[Teacher]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

In that sense, yes, it is very normal. On the other hand the wall is pretty ******* recent. But then some people think Romans recently tried to take over the world.

I had an Iranian student who asked me what kind of music I liked. I told him I mostly listened to metal. He was astounded and asked how that was possible. I thought there was a translation problem, but there wasn't; he knew exactly what I was talking about. When I asked what the problem was, he said "But the US government hunted down and killed all the heavy metal artists! That's what many Iranians have heard!"

I had absolutely no idea how to respond to that.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by Teacher

I had an Iranian student who asked me what kind of music I liked. I told him I mostly listened to metal. He was astounded and asked how that was possible. I thought there was a translation problem, but there wasn't; he knew exactly what I was talking about. When I asked what the problem was, he said "But the US government hunted down and killed all the heavy metal artists! That's what many Iranians have heard!" I had absolutely no idea how to respond to that.
Tell him your crack team of MetalKillers poisoned Poison.

 

[MrG]

I haven't seen the article, but I can tell you that 100% of MrGs find people who use "an article" as a mask for inflammatory trolling to be asshats.

 

[Patrician]

Originally Posted by MrG

I haven't seen the article, but I can tell you that 100% of MrGs find people who use "an article" as a mask for inflammatory trolling to be asshats.
Are you implying that I'm making this up?

 

[baseball_guy]

Originally Posted by Patrician

I read an article about the Berlin Wall recently where they presented a recent study that shows that a vast number of Americans believe that the Berlin Wall was built by Nazi Germany.

Has anyone else read this article? Link? (can't seem to find it)

And, what's SF's take on this?

It's quite worrying if true seeing as the wall was built 16 years AFTER the war ended. You'd might think that schools would educate people, and especially in the US (being a major player in WW2 and all) but apparently this has failed?

I don't know one person who believes that.

 

[MrG]

Originally Posted by Patrician

Are you implying that I'm making this up?

Nope. I'm not implying anything. I'm stating outright that it's trollish to come to a forum that has a strong American contingency and say "I heard once you're all a bunch of morons, and, while I have nothing upon which to base my assertion, I'm going to make this statement and try to get you all riled up."

I have no problem believing my fellow countrymen are idiots, but the difference between trolling and debate is empirical evidence, which you did not provide. If you can link to such an article I will happily read it, but until then your post reeks of baiting just for the sake of getting a rise out of someone.