Howard Zinn noted historian 1922 – 2010.
Credit must be given to this most famous historian for articulating his agenda, an agenda many historians of his persuasion shared but dare not acknowledge. In the nature of a true believer Howard Zinn made clear his belief that the first duty of a historian is to influence the future. He held to the idea that a better world is a higher goal than truth.
Howard would likely deny that, but the sincerity in his denial would be grounded on a different definition of truth. Broadly distributed imbalance, a Zinn hallmark, is deception trading as truth.
“What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.… this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.”
Consider these quotes. “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”. “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” There may be truth in those quotations, but truth is sacrificed to agenda by the intended inferences.
Howard Zinn has been highly admired by the Left and little known by the Right. His teachings have shaped the beliefs of students for years. I recommend reading Ron Radosh’s post “America the Awful” at Minding the Campus.
http://www.mindingthecampus.com/originals/2010/01/america_the_awfulhoward_zinns.html
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