"Regimes Around the World are Manipulating History..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Mar 2023 8:36 p.m. PST |
… and Threatening Historians
"The past is back at the center of today's politics.
The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on 24 February has highlighted Putin's imperial instincts, the Russian coverage is determining future historiography, and the bogus historical claims of a mythical unity of Russian and Ukrainian people dating back to Kievan Rus seem to underlie a strategy of systematically targeting cultural heritage sites. Simultaneously, Katie Stallard has connected official history politics in Russia, China and North Korea, concluding that the greatest threat of abuse of history is the "claim that… their nation is under threat, and that they must strengthen their military capabilities" – exemplified by the invasion of Ukraine, and feared in a potential invasion of Taiwan…"
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Grattan54  | 20 Mar 2023 10:32 a.m. PST |
Is it all that different here in the US? Many colleges are getting rid of history departments or downsizing them. Both the left and right want to put their spin on things. Because of woke movement how and what history is taught is changing. |
| Royston Papworth | 20 Mar 2023 12:08 p.m. PST |
Grattan, it's the same in the UK.. Evidently anyone born before 1995 is tainted.. |
| Tango01 | 20 Mar 2023 3:47 p.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 20 Mar 2023 8:44 p.m. PST |
Revising history is an old tradition. It probably predates writing. |
| Tango01 | 21 Mar 2023 3:16 p.m. PST |
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| vonSchwartz04 | 23 Apr 2023 7:38 p.m. PST |
That explains why we are doing stupid things now that were tried and failed before, but the wizards of smart think that if we do the same dumb thing enough times it will magically work. |
| Blutarski | 30 Apr 2023 9:20 a.m. PST |
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