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Suave, if you've ever taken a social psychology class, you'd know that even the word of many cannot be taken as truth. In many cases today, institutions are running their mouths, shaping peoples opinions with information they do not even have. I know it sounds pretty far-reaching, but you just have to look as far as the thread in politics that outlines the dual realities that Bush supporters and Kerry supporters are living in.
Besides, it's not the word of the people that writes the history books, it's the word of the victorious administration. If you also want to get an idea about how much influence the government has on what is written in books, take a look at the new elementry school text books; you'll find an odd Orwellian feel about them, as if the color of the language we speak has been drained from the text to conform with politically correct standards. That's the government's work.
Now, Sargeman, I'm not saying history shouldn't be taught. I'm not even saying it should be taught differently. I'm saying that now, as adults, we shouldn't hang on to any personal impact that we've let history have on us. History shouldn't be anything other than "stuff that happened a long time ago." Whatever religious, nationalistic or family pride that you maintain out of the 'history' of your people has been fabricated to appeal to you and is thus invalid.
Last edited by Halx; 10-27-2004 at 02:52 PM..
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