I just found and re-read an old “Ottawa Citizen” article by Dan Gardner Sept 14th 04 I think. “A Star-Spangled View” it was about a “History Channel” (HC) program devoted to a new spin on the war of 1812. The ever imaginative and rarely factual HC attempts to justify America’s current war situation i.e. this is not the first time envious nations have coveted the good old U.S of A.
Apparently a massive British army in Canada had never gotten over independence and as such prepared to invade “innocent” little ol’ U.S.
Anyone with half an idea about the past will know that is not true. Anyone with the capacity to read will find out that was not what happened‚ anyone, that is, not trapped inside the sensory deprivation tank that is the US.
The gullible yank will suck it all up and believe it hook line and sinker. They will believe it because they need to believe that their country is right; regardless of the truth and there is nothing better than historical “evidence” to do just that.
Sad though this is, ponder, before we laugh at the gullible just how much of our own histor
I just found and re-read an old “Ottawa Citizen” article by Dan Gardner Sept 14th 04 I think “A Star-Spangled View” it was about a “History Channel” (HC) program devoted to a new spin on the war of 1812. The ever imaginative and rarely factual HC attempts to justify America’s current war situation i.e. this is not the first time envious nations have coveted the good old U.S of A.
Apparently a massive British army in Canada had never gotten over independence and as such prepared to invade “innocent” little ol’ U.S.
Anyone with half an idea about the past will know that is not true. Anyone with the capacity to read will find out that was not what happened‚ anyone, that is, not trapped inside the sensory deprivation tank that is the US.
The gullible yank will suck it all up and believe it hook line and sinker. They will believe it because they need to believe that their country is right; regardless of the truth and there is nothing better than historical “evidence” to do just that.
Sad though this is, ponder, before we laugh at the gullible just how much of our own history can we say is fact; devoid of propaganda?
can we say is fact and devoid of propaganda?