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re: Should I read Howard Zinn’s “ people’s history of the United States”?
Posted on 3/8/23 at 6:42 am to selfgen
Posted on 3/8/23 at 6:42 am to selfgen
Yes, it’s OK to read biased histories to gain a wider perspective. I think it’s completely possible to read the accounts of atrocities/injustices while stopping short of vilifying the entire US ideology.
Ideally, you’d contrast his stories with the struggles of the “bad guys” as well. Along with the atrocities committed by “people’s governments.”
It’s a delicate balance to understand viewpoints of history without getting indoctrinated.
Ideally, you’d contrast his stories with the struggles of the “bad guys” as well. Along with the atrocities committed by “people’s governments.”
It’s a delicate balance to understand viewpoints of history without getting indoctrinated.
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Posted on 3/10/23 at 12:56 pm to LSUfan20005
This advice is apparently too nuanced for some. I have this in the Q along with 100s of others, but haven’t gotten around to reading it yet. I just find it interesting how much was left out of the American (as well as world) history in general. Part of that is just more has come to light as well as different perspectives have had a chance to be heard. I think it is very important for US citizens to understand its current prominence isn’t really about some innate exceptionalism, but has a lot to do with luck and circumstance as well. It is always good to step out of one’s preferred bubble and look back at what is on the other side.
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