I’ve been thinking about this recently, what with all the historical statues coming down. Most of our slant (the good guys versus the bad guys) on history is aggrandizement.
tearing down all these monuments to the history “as it has been told” by the colonial leaders who gained power and monetary gains (mostly family wealth that has now come down through generations in USA) The descendants of wealthy colonialists are the money holders now. And most of it achieved off the labor of the poor, and slaves. The whole history for 1,00’s of years has been told through those who held the power at that time.
We are talking about a whole new society based on a whole new consciousness.
We are talking of a rethinking, and acting out of a new model of consciously agreed upon ethics and role models, this is a new kind of human.
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OPB just started a series:
on Sunday June 21
Lucy Worsley’s Royal Myths & Secrets
Elizabeth I: Warrior Queen
Explore how Eizabeth I’s image as a warrior queen shaped British national identity for centuries.
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The whole history of the English fleet defeating the Spanish Armada – was basically a farce, for up to “Keeping up appearances” for Elizabeth I. That today is still a point of “honor” for English pride
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and let’s add to that a recent Monbiot.com article
and let’s add to that, the latest article from Monbiot.com
https://www.monbiot.com/2020/06/21/lying-in-state
“History, as the government tells it, is one long lie, airbrushing a host of atrocities.”