Why Do Tourists Visit Ancient Ruins Everywhere Except the United States?
I guess the conclusion is that because the history was rewritten to mean this content was mostly unpopulated, ready to receive the settlers, with some pockets of Indian tribes here and there.<p>Anything that contradicts it is difficult to accept.<p>Also most people don&#x27;t know, and most importantly they don&#x27;t want to know. The later is most important. I think even if told, or specifically taught in school, people will try to forget it quickly. It is uncomfortable to think of this country as great and glorious and then put the killing of all the Indians and slavery next to that. It just doesn&#x27;t fit.<p>Even on a more superficial level, people don&#x27;t care because they don&#x27;t feel it is part of their ancestry.<p>It is a bit strange to me (but it is just me being weird) that a lot of Americans talk about themselves as Irish, Italian, or German. So I ask usually &quot;so your parents are from Ireland?&quot;. And they&#x27;d say something like &quot;Oh, no they came in 1850&quot;. Yet they have a kilt and go to &quot;Irish&quot; festivals. Nothing wrong with that, but I think it explains why on vacation they want to go to Europe to visit &quot;history&quot; and not to Cahokia.