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Misreporting like this for me always drives home the idea that historical veracity is laughable. We can't even get stuff happening now right!
by webwielder 13y ago
Misreporting like this for me always drives home the idea that historical veracity is laughable. We can't even get stuff happening now right!
- ballard 13y agoThe worst part is that most people don't want nor care to dig into the details, and accept whatever the calmly dispassionate talking head says at face value. I don't mean tinfoil hat but that which is being reported, especially in regional conflicts and political issues masks the multiple conflicting truths of the interests involved that seek to influence reporting to show their side as most legitimate. This is the type of power play people need to dig into most to get to any sort of "fair and balanced" appreciation for the complexities of situations behind the camera and when the camera leaves. Without an ability to see through the bullshit, the viewer remains a fool.
- agumonkey 13y agoIt goes both ways, current information is full of noise and reach for people who have neither time or knowledge to filter/integrate what come to them. History is sometimes made by dedicated people who try to deduce quite mathematically from very small pieces of different kind of information that cross check each other (when possible). In either cases, patience is needed.
- mpyne 13y agoIndeed, even today there are good historical books being written about events as far away as WWII. And I'm not talking about new books that restate old research, often they'll have unique insight to provide from detailed historical study on topics that had been incorrectly assumed to be fully fleshed-out.