I must to say, Trump is 10 days into his presidency and has 43 days to go to beat the little Austrian but he has really good shot at creating a nightmare in record time. I'd be almost impressed if I didn't want to cry.
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What a terrifying, granular explanation. It was less like a history lesson and more like looking into a mirror.
i suspect that americans won't look into the mirror until generations after all of our atrocities have been committed and excused; assuming that they ever do bother to take a look.
Don't forget the crematoriums.
https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/post/literacy-statistics-2024-2025-where-we-are-now
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21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2024.
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54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level (20% are below 5th-grade level).
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Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year
Where does the US rank in literacy?
The US ranks 36th in literacy.