Ever since I was a young boy, I never understood the point of studying history. My parents would simply answer with "History repeats itself, so we need to study history so we don't make the same mistakes." At the time that made little to no sense to me. But now, I understand fully.
I would like to present 3 events that are happening right now, and link them to events of the past.
Event 1: Ground Zero Mosque
Way back when, there was a kind in England. He religiously oppressed the catholics. Eventually, the catholics left England, made America and kicked England's ass in 2 different wars.
Today, Muslims are trying to practice their First Amendment Right of Freedom of Religion, but people all over America, the same country that was founded on the wants and needs of the present day Muslims are trying as hard as they can to make sure this doesn't happen.
Can anyone guess what may happen next?
Event 2: Gay Rights
Not too long ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the Civil Rights Movement so that people of color would have the same rights as whites and no longer be segregated.
Today, Gays fight the same battle for equality. Similar to how the Blacks did not have the same privileges as the Whites, Homosexuals don't have the same privileges as Heterosexuals.
Do we really have to do the entire civil rights thing over again?
Event 3: The Tea Party
After WWI, Germany went into a depression. With the people distraught and hopeless, they turned to a charismatic man by the name of Adolf Hitler. Hitler was at the head of the National Socialist Party, and they vowed to take back Germany and make it great again by eliminating the Jew.
Today, a similar crowd of thoughtless drones are backing the charismatic duo of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, who will take back America and make it great again by eliminating the Muslims and the Gays.
Wait, Glenn Beck. He's the guy that calls everyone else Nazi's right?
Guys, I know this isn't the deepest and most well developed blog in the world, but the brunt end of it is there. Feel free to expand or argue with my views, but one thing is irrefutable. History is repeating itself, right in front of all of our eyes.
