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This blog never misses an opportunity to ridicule the South.
False claim. Since the author lives and works in the south and enjoys being in the south your position on this is ridiculous.
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"Myths" exist only south of the Mason-Dixon line.
He takes on myths as they come up. Since he's living and working in the south, he is exposed to more of the confederate myths.
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It is extremely biased.
It is extremely biased toward the truth.
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According to who?..... You?
How are you qualified to make that assesment?
I read what real historians have written about the history of my country, and I have read primary sources from the people who lived the history. They all prove the UDC and the SCV distort and abuse history.
Since the author lives and works in the south and enjoys being in the south your position on this is ridiculous.
So?
The Iranian/Cuban/Chinese ambassadors to the UN live in New York City (or thereabouts).
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I read what real historians have written about the history of my country, and I have read primary sources from the people who lived the history. They all prove the UDC and the SCV distort and abuse history.
Regards,
Cash
These "real" historians know their audience. They distort (spin) history to suit that audience.
The Iranian/Cuban/Chinese ambassadors to the UN live in New York City (or thereabouts).
Poor comparison, since the embassies are considered to be part of their respective countries. Kevin lives and works in the south, not in any so-called "Yankee embassy."
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These "real" historians know their audience. They distort (spin) history to suit that audience.
Their primary aim is to sell books.
Same "argument" we always see from those whom the truth of history doesn't back.
I remember reading Levin's blog when Civil War Talk came up as a negative example. I think I mentioned it on the "Black Confederate" thread at the time.
I like Kevin's blog. He's a h.s. teacher like me, and he obviously has been working and thinking hard about understanding aspects of how the CW has been remembered. I'll be interested in reading his Crater book.
A weakness of our forum is that we eat up a lot of time and effort on fake, hot button topics like black confederates, and not on actual events in the war. It's interesting both to be exposed to some of the attitudes and thinking around this issue, but its not really adding to the sum of human knowledge. It's not getting better either.
I'm as guilty as the next person about this, I suppose.
Sometimes I come away with a better understanding about things, and a lot of knowledge I didn't have before, and sometimes I find myself lazily posting the same message over and over again, to the same issues.
A weakness of our forum is that we eat up a lot of time and effort on fake, hot button topics like black confederates, and not on actual events in the war.
I consider that a strength. With the wide range of topics covered, it is inevitable that a few will be quite silly.
There are a great many myths masquerading as history. Perhaps it only seems that lion's share reside in the Lost Cause. Is there a northern equivalent to the UDC and SHS?
Ole
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