It is - but it does us no harm to read these views

Oh would some power the giftie gie'us, to see ourselves as others see us, and all that.

The way we were taught history in school was incredibly biased, looking back. The appalling acts of Empire were never really explained. The fact that we went to one of the richest places on Earth (India) and basically took what we wanted from it, and then used that money to fund our Industrial Revolution, was not really explained. Famous sea captains were painted as "a bit of a lad" when in fact they were thieves and murderers - sailing up to other nations' ships, taking them over and stealing the gold, or going in to other cultures and taking whatever they wanted at the point of a musket.

Not everyone loves us and I think it's important to understand why. Those of us born since the time of Empire bear no personal responsibility, just as no German born today bears personal responsibility for the 1930s. But it's held important for young Germans to understand their awful past and I wish we taught our own history from a more balanced viewpoint.

Posted By: Old Man on March 16th 2017 at 10:26:42

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I get criticised for posting daily Mail links (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 16, 08:37:38
- what on earth are you on about? (General Chat) - asics_kit, Mar 16, 16:42:22
- Mrs balls will be after you (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Mar 16, 10:08:34
- Just keep it sweet and simple, don't post any links to politics (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 16, 09:31:41
  - Speaking of celebrity croakage, I read this on the guardian this evening, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Mar 16, 09:47:08
    - royal about to snuff it 😆 (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 16, 10:10:43
    - Yeah I'm just reading that. (General Chat) - bird table, Mar 16, 10:06:45
    - holy fucking shit, i'm only down to the obit lights in HeartFM (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 16, 09:56:01
      - "When she dies ... people will go home from work early" (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 16, 10:03:14
        
        "Nicholas Witchell will be bricked-up within the burial chamber" - That's a nice touch. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Mar 16, 10:38:59
        
        Every cloud, and all that (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Mar 16, 10:49:42
        
        That or a public holiday. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Mar 16, 10:10:16
        
        two (n/m) (General Chat) - the Tilt Man, Apr 1, 18:55:24
        
        wonder if they've got a shortlist for her replacement? (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 16, 10:19:20
        
        Moira would do a Good job actually. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 10:20:08
        
        Firm but Fair (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 16, 10:24:54
        
        how about Delia? (General Chat) - mr carra, Mar 16, 11:25:44
- This vile bastard is one of the main reasons (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 16, 09:28:20
  - Oh, and they employ Katie Hopkin (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 16, 09:33:26
- All newspapers and media organisations (General Chat) - archroy, Mar 16, 09:20:02
  - If all you ever read was the Guardian (General Chat) - paulg, Mar 16, 09:25:13
    - This is very true (General Chat) - Old Man, Mar 16, 10:22:27
    - Al Jazeera seems to be one of the best (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 16, 09:29:37
      - It's fairly anti western though, if you read it often enough the pattern is there.Hamid (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 09:36:24
        
        It is - but it does us no harm to read these views (General Chat) - Old Man, Mar 16, 10:26:42
        
        Nah, fuck em. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Mar 16, 12:29:02
        
        That's why i read it. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 11:38:54
        
        precisely, people gravitate to where they feel comfortable with their views (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 16, 09:45:21
- The ruling party being involved in some shoddy election practices is news. (General Chat) - APB, Mar 16, 09:14:31
  - yes thats my point (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 16, 09:16:37
- Rather subjective notion of 'reality' (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Mar 16, 09:06:50
  - Why bother? (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Mar 16, 09:38:18
  - fuck that didnt take long for Goodwins law to kick in (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 16, 09:17:45
    - But sometimes it's valid to draw the paralells (General Chat) - Old Man, Mar 16, 10:31:52
    - glug (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 16, 09:35:05
- Daily Mail main news item this morning... Prince William has touched a woman on the hip (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 16, 08:58:22
  - Is the right answer (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Mar 16, 09:24:48
- I'm not sure what you mean....... (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 16, 08:53:41
- I've read your post loads of times and it makes no sense whatsoever (General Chat) - mr carra, Mar 16, 08:52:09
  - Good, thought i was just being thick. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 16, 09:23:02

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