- 22 Sep 2003 00:31
#221790
Interesting question, and unfortunately the answer is: NEVER.
All of us know that the history book is written by the winner ... is now, always has been, always will be. Imagine Saddam's history of the current Gulf War. We already know he claimed he won the first one ... despite the fact that he surrendered (via his generals - which is why he claims he won).
This example points out the fact that there will always be a difference of viewpoints. Now let's jumble the equation by adding in a few apologists, a few nay-sayers, a few skeptics, and a few outright non-believers who do not want to be confused by the facts. And all of this is how you get the answer to the equation as NEVER.
Nox
Al Khabir wrote:Why cant we find a happy medium of the truth in history education?
Interesting question, and unfortunately the answer is: NEVER.
All of us know that the history book is written by the winner ... is now, always has been, always will be. Imagine Saddam's history of the current Gulf War. We already know he claimed he won the first one ... despite the fact that he surrendered (via his generals - which is why he claims he won).
This example points out the fact that there will always be a difference of viewpoints. Now let's jumble the equation by adding in a few apologists, a few nay-sayers, a few skeptics, and a few outright non-believers who do not want to be confused by the facts. And all of this is how you get the answer to the equation as NEVER.
Nox