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given our president's propensity for verbal flubs, i was writing this off as a simple fuckup until i saw the before and after rewrites.
it's painfully simple. history will always be written by those in power to reflect the history they want the future to see. after a war, we'll read all about the terrible things the losers did, but the winners are always painted as glorious, brave, and self-sacrificing for th egood of all, while we've been shown different looks now that scholars are turing a critical eye on the history that's in the books and finding new evidence to the contrary.
from the bible to the electronic media our great great grandchildren will read, everything has and will been written to make sure that the parties in power are favourably looked upon, and that their ideologies are supported. independent media is a rarity, and most times they are discounted immediately by the "established" (and therefore "correct") media who will continue to rewrite history in the favour of those who control.
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
- Thomas Paine
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