What To Do About a SW User Who Thinks Hawai'i and the Philippines Belonged to JAPAN on December 7, 1941?

Clearly, we do not spend enough money on education in this country. And it will only get worse under Trump.

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trollslayer · 46-50, M

To be fair, I bet a good chunk of Americans did not know Hawaii was a US Territory on 12/7/41, or had even heard of it.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@trollslayer

Oh, I think most Americans in 1941 knew all about Hawai'i. And the Philippines, too. (the generation that fought the war with Spain was still alive).

But Americans of today?

I saw a story about one woman who thought Alaska was an island because of how maps portray it.

https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-shocked-to-discover-alaska-isnt-an-island-2023-11