How Blackwashing History Makes it Easier for Us to Repeat the Errors of the Past
Blackwashing history is not just a scholarly error. Is blackwashing making it easier for us to repeat the errors of the past?
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Blackwashing Slavery and George Washington’s Birthday Cake
Yesterday, I explained why no one says nice things about Hitler. I wasn’t finished mining awkward topics for conversation, so today I’m going to talk about why no one says nice things about slavery. Turns out, people are blackwashing slavery for the same reason people are blackwashing Hitler: so they can excuse themselves from any […]
Continue reading →Blackwashing: Why No One Says Nice Things About Hitler
With the possible exception of Satan, few historical figures have a darker reputation than Hitler. Hitler is so roundly and unequivocally hated that it’s nearly impossible for anyone to say anything nice about him at all. Praising him or even trying to explain his actions rationally is enough to earn a commentator a time-share in […]
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