Thread by @PALE_Primate

"Celebrating #diversity just take a lot of space. Even with a tome this immense, diversity awareness means that there isn't room in all 1277 pages to mention…the Wright brothers."

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"Nation of Nations' section entitled "The Naval War in the Pacific," which covers the turning point years of 1942 and 1943, gets all of two pro forma paragraphs."

"In contrast, eight paragraphs are devoted to the internment of Japanese, seven to women and the war, and five to "Minorities on the Job."

Hilariously, the naval war gets the same amount of text as the 1943 Zoot Suit riot in East LA!"

"Of course, leaving out so many annoying white male Heroes of Accomplishment from the textbook doesn't mean that the historians have managed to dig up comparable diverse Heroes of Accomplishment."

"Well, needless to say, Joshua Chamberlain isn't in the Nation of Nations' index. I did find, however:

Chanax, Juan, 1096—1098, 1103, 1124, 1125"

"Who, exactly, is Chanax and why does he appear on six pages when Chamberlain can't be squeezed in anywhere?"

"It turns out Chanax is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who works in a supermarket in Houston. This hero's accomplishment is that he brought in 1,000 other illegal aliens from his home village."

"The thinking, apparently: featuring an illegal alien so disproportionately will boost the self-esteem of the illegal alien students reading the book—which will then raise their test scores!"

"But how many are going to read all the way to p. 1096? And how many won't find it patronizing and depressing that the biggest hero these industrious historians could dig up for their edification and emulation was Chanax?"

"Maybe you just don't much like American history: all those Wrights and Chamberlains accomplishing great things get on your nerves. Then rewrite it, in the name of Juan Chanax and company!"

"Today's history textbook writers do have a problem: politically favored groups' general lack of accomplishment."

"For instance, Nation of Nations gives much room to Mexican-Americans down through the ages, in accordance with their vast current numbers. But the authors struggle to make them seem all that interesting or important."

That Dave Barry line is great, @Steve_Sailer.

"Thereafter, Barry interjects every 10 or 15 pages: "Also around this time women and minority groups were making contributions.""