Friday, September 4, 2009
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In class we talked about how history is written and what topics should be included and which ones should be emphasized more than others, but sadly there is where the problem lies. How do we know that the history that is set in "facts" through history books or in our minds is true. History is written by the winners, that is to say that history is and will always be distorted from reality no matter what. The reason being that those who win wars, win battles, or destroy civilizations will always project themselves in history and therefore history will always be told through their eyes and through their accomplishments. But does that necessarily mean that the truth is that of the winners, or is it that in a way we will be in a society like that of 1984 where reality is distorted by those who hold the power? Moreover i think it is very important to include minorities in history because they too have contributed to the way history has been created. It is not fair or accurate for certain groups to be left out pf history solely because they are/ or were not the powerful groups. That is almost like saying there is a war between germany and the U.S., the U.S. won but they dont include in history that the the U.S. won with the help of France. Therefore, i believe just as the powerful groups have led history the minorities should also be a part of something they contributed and even played a big role in.
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Jose, I found a lot of what you were saying to be interesting. I agree with what you have to say about history is written about the winners. I sometimes think that what if what we read is not exactly the whole truth. What if the information was faulty? This could be a plausible possibility. It could be true that the group or person that “won” a particular war or event or dictated what took place, influenced the people writing the history books. Those people might want us to see things through a kaleidoscope in order to side with them and understand their point of view even when it might not even be true. I also agree with you that certain important people or groups should not be eliminated. Just because their beliefs do not coincide with other people’s beliefs that is no reason for them to be removed from history books altogether.
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