The White European Civilization Nightmare

Bren Kelly
7 min readSep 13, 2023

A Quick Florida Civics Test for Black Americans — Please Answer

First Student Going to Study DeSantis’ new Western Civilization Curriculum in Florida
First Student Going to Study DeSantis’ new Western Civilization Curriculum in Florida [wiki commons — is that mom holding a purse?]

Uh-oh, DeSantis is at is again. He’s making Florida more white. Having erased AP black American history and LGBTQ children's books, and any discussion of “gayness”, he is now pushing his “Western Canon” literature idea, which is a front for a new exam, the CLT, that is basically one for White Christians.

Let’s pause and review white Western European Civilization (WEC) and then see what was left out. Hopefully, we can make some recommendations and you can fill in a large gap of knowledge I have. Although WEC has a lot of greatness, its genocides might be the greatest in the world.

Having been raised North white for decades, and then finally studying white American racism against black Americans, I can tell you white people have a lot to be ashamed of. There is no balance and equilibrium or equivalence that can be achieved I’ve yet found, and thus I’m asking you to contribute so we crowdsource the answers. First, white men have written current history, so of course you are going to read a rosy picture — a lot of victories and triumphs in wars, a lot of wealth building, new technologies, proud laws, and brilliant principles.

But what are the real numbers missing? We need some measurements in this triumphalist narrative. We need to…

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Bren Kelly
Bren Kelly

Written by Bren Kelly

Engaged in Inequalities, dismantling American narratives, born on 50th Women's Lib Day though seeking wider injustices.

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