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Originally Posted by kutulu
The fact that the winner writes the history is true to some extent but largly outdated. This isn't like it was 300 years ago when two nations could be at war and nobody gives a fuck. Nowdays there are the winners, the losers, and the observers. Even though they were defeated, the losers are never completely annihilated. There will always be those left over to tell their side of the story and say that although they were right, they lost. Whether it is ignored or not (or treated as revisionism) is a different story.
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Indeed, but the problem is now "Where does one find impartial observers?" Even those not directly participating in a war have an interest in the outcome in this day and age. Getting factual data from anyone is difficult, if not impossible. The winner of any armed conflict will have the most stories to tell, and this is often what becomes the "truth" of the matter, even if some of the losers are still around to tell what their version of it.
Veritas en Lux!
Jimmy The Hutt