History is politicized.
How much of what I've learned as textbook history is really true, fair or a balanced view? Is there even supposed to be a balanced view of history. How much of the propaganda of the victors went into the viewpoints that we learned in school?
Wasn't it said that "“In all revolutions the vanquished are the ones who are guilty of treason, even by the historians,” “for history is written by the victors and framed according to the prejudices and bias existing on their side.” This is attributed to Sen. George Graham Vest, a former congressman for the Confederacy.
Here's another item of history that is riddled with conspiracy theories: Apollo Moon Landings.
In a recent Newsweek article, it says that "just under half of Russians think the U.S. moon landing in 1969 was a government hoax, a poll has found. In a survey of 1,600 adults in Russia, researchers also found only 31 percent believe American astronauts landed on the moon in the last century."
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