- 1 in 5 believe the earth is flat.
- 2 in 7 believe in the Easter Bunny.
- 4 in 10 don't know that 4 of 10 is 40%
- 3 in 8 have never left their own state.
- 7 in 10 want to grow up to be online "influencers".
- And so on...
The point is, if you're looking for a factual but clickbait-ready headline just survey young Anericans. Why is The Economist dabbling is such LCD "journalism"?
[1] These aren't factual. They're fictional and for effect.
Also... yes not much journalism happening in the USA these days.
If there's any legitimate holocaust denial, it's coming from 1 source.
Govenment says I must believe X. I pretty much know X is a lie and it's probably the opposite.
As for History class. I remember in HS we never made it to mid 20th century. And nonetheless you're assuming that taking a class will become someone dogma. That's not how hate, propaganda, ignorance, works.
The fact is, The Economist's "argument" is flawed from the start. It's a silly and senseless way to do news / journalism. And no one is catching that? What does that tell us? Yeah, ironic.