tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30069554.post3238850365346258074..comments2023-06-09T06:32:34.309-07:00Comments on Man Your Own Jackhammer: Trusting the PastAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127638986568582625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30069554.post-30686294943086183612008-01-05T13:51:00.000-08:002008-01-05T13:51:00.000-08:00To quote Winston Churchill: "For my part, I consid...To quote Winston Churchill: <BR/><BR/>"For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself." <BR/><BR/>"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."Nickel Halfwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318121457083450635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30069554.post-74604794033535024662008-01-03T19:00:00.000-08:002008-01-03T19:00:00.000-08:00I would say you have it about half right, albeit h...I would say you have it about half right, albeit highly simplified .<BR/><BR/>The problem with most history books, though, is that they leave out the interesting history, seeking to promote their own agendas and personal biases. Of course I don't usually read those... I wonder how they deal with the matter of Rasputin? (Why that popped into my head just now, I am not entirely certain, but it must somehow have something to do with what you said.)Nickel Halfwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318121457083450635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30069554.post-40043755060766990432008-01-01T20:01:00.000-08:002008-01-01T20:01:00.000-08:00All I can think of is Eddie Izzard:“That’s how you...All I can think of is Eddie Izzard:<BR/>“That’s how you build an empire. We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Sail halfway around the world, stick a flag in. ‘I claim India for Britain.’ And they’re going, ‘You can’t claim us. We live here! There’s 500 million of us.’ Well, do you have a flag?”Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383602477834330336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30069554.post-66546752101623027082008-01-01T09:28:00.000-08:002008-01-01T09:28:00.000-08:00History is always written by the winners! You kno...History is always written by the winners! You know what this means? You must be a winner, so that you can be the one writing the history. Moo-Ha-ha!Mishellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392884936574639026noreply@blogger.com