Here in Germany, history class throughout school is basically 50% WWII. British comedian John Oliver made headlines on December 4th after questioning Dustin Hoffman about sexual assault allegations. [We met some US veterans from the war who were visiting to get closure]. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You have ~200 hours of class time total to cover the entirety of American history. John Oliver Wiki Bio, Wife, Net Worth, Child, Children, Kids ... and to everyone who helped us out. You know its a lot when 13yo boys get bored of seeing tanks and hearing about slaughter, and classes collectively roll their eyes, everytime the teacher rolls the TV set in. The Troubles was one of the most significant conflicts of the late 20th century, and the ceasefire represents some of the most herculean efforts of diplomacy and political negotiation in modern history, yet most British people know very little about it, despite it all largely happening within their borders. Rendered by PID 24348 on r2-app-01158dbe50ceefd78 at 2021-02-23 10:17:25.885463+00:00 running 81a1eda country code: US. John Oliver tackles revisionist U.S. History on Last Week Tonight. US schools DO teach all of American history. Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn StumbleUpon Tumblr Pinterest Reddit VKontakte Share via Email Print. U.S. History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (youtube.com), submitted 6 months ago by BuddhistSagan to r/skeptic, submitted 6 months ago by DrewDraioi to u/DrewDraioi, MUST WATCH: "John Oliver takes a look at how the history of race in America is taught in schools, how we can make those teachings more accurate, and why it’s in everyone's best interest to understand the most realistic version of the past." John Oliver was born on April 23, 1977 in Birmingham, England as John William Oliver. But as “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver explained on Sunday night, there’s been a long and tortured path to this moment. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. Mirror for the geographically challenged. And because the British have never had to really look critically at the horrors of their own country's historic actions, the "Rule, Britannia" mindset is still alive and well and has led to this disaster that is Brexit. There was a joke in an old Family Guy about how the tour book for Germany says nothing about 1939-1945 and the tour guide states “nothing happened.” This joke always annoyed me based on my knowledge of Germany at the time and even more after actually visiting Germany twice. Club. From 2009 to 2014, he was seen in the TV series ‘Community’ in a recurring role. Racism, he said, has pervaded American history for centuries in ways rarely taught in school, and that lack of education has only helped to perpetuate it. You cannot go thru a major German city without hitting SOME reminder of the Holocaust. Find John Oliver credit information on AllMusic. Attributes his success in the US to fellow Brit Ricky Gervais who "blindly" recommended him to Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show (1996), where Oliver served a seven-year tenure before landing his own show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014). Only approved users may post in this community. Their schooling insulates the empire from criticism to such a ridiculous degree that they don't even learn about how Britain partitioned Ireland, ya know the thing that created one of the UK's four constituent regions and lead to a 30 year long guerilla war that only ended in the 90s. See what he thinks about US President Donald Trump's "noticeably soft spot" for Russia and its leader, Vladimir Putin. Cookies help us deliver our Services. In France too, you'll find a plaque commémorative in front of many buildings, especially schools, with the name of the jews who were deported/killed with the help of the Vichy government. He came to wider attention for his work in the US on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as its senior British correspondent from 2006 to 2013. The major issue I have with history in school is that there is so much to teach with so little time. I didn't know about the tripping stones, thank you for sharing that. Special Guest Stars. John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. We don’t learn about stuff like the trail of tears when we’re in freaking elementary school but in middle/high school all of it is dropped on us. Everyone just wants to forget. News. John Oliver takes a look at who they are, how they report, and why they could be a big problem during the pandemic. ". Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. John Oliver devoted his entire Sunday night show to police brutality, arguing it runs hand-in-hand with white supremacy. — John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) November 21, 2018. Edit: from his account he said he'd only really learned about WW 2 in school, he knew the war had happened but not the details of it. © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. In front of houses, you sometimes see these so called tripping stones. John Oliver urges US not to vote for Bloomberg. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. It's insane. I’m from the Netherlands and last month I was informed that we’ll be getting a tripping stone (Stolpersteine or struikelstenen in Dutch) in front of our house too. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Japanese internment camps, crimes in the Vietnam war, slavery, Manifest Destiny the whole sha-bang. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). But the general point is: its being poured down our throats for very good reasons. John Oliver: ‘Trump’s like a shut-in who sits at home all day and orders what he sees on Fox commercials. 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