What constitutes legitimate historical revisionism?
In light of a rather disturbing thread about Hitler being a “good man”, it came to my mind to create a thread on revisionism vs. denial. Historical revisionism is the critical examination of facts that have been established by a majority for their own interests. For example in the US, White Male history is usually portrayed in a more positive light than in reality, and those pseudo-facts have been established and indoctrinated because it serves the interests of the Establishment. However, Howard Zinn, a historical revisionist came to challenge that idea in his book “A People’s History of the United States”. As a historian, Zinn came to believe that the point of view expressed in traditional history books was often limited. His book depicts the struggles of Native Americans against European and U.S. conquest and expansion, slaves against slavery, unionists and other workers against capitalists, women against patriarchy, and African-Americans for civil rights. His book is legitimate revi
