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Originally Posted by Seaveins
I am a US citizen and veteran. One grandfather was a Danish resistance member and the other flew "the hump" in Asia for 3 years. I grew up with plenty of German/Japanese bashing like "the only good thing about Germany is that she lies between Denmark and Russia", etc., etc. What I have learned these past 40 years as a student of history is that war itself is the enemy. Right and wrong can be dynamic viewpoints and all countries have blemishes in their war histories. My country is having a hard time keeping our noses clean as I write.
One last thing...I work for the Smithsonian Institution and am lucky to associate with many historians on a daily basis. The History Channel's first priority is entertainment.
Respectfully - Lars
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True one must se the History channel for entertainment and the sort of thing that leads us to more carefully research the periods or topics we find interesting. Not bad and I for one wish more people watched it. It can be good stuff- Ive learned alot about things that I probably wouldnt take the time to read about (time, so little of it.) It's also provided a good review/refresher of things I've read about or studied. Wile it is a shame that they don't explain the war time propaganda bits...well it may e really bad if it leads to increased or continued bias....er ok, so I do agree with the original posters point, but still, :hmm: trying to look on the bright side that's the kinda crap i was exposed to as a youth and managed to learn that it aint as simple as old wartime propaganda would have us believe; maybe the next generaton will work it out. ?
As a socially responsible person maybe you--or I-- should post something at the History Channels' website ?? I bet they have forums, eh ?
Teach the youth will ya.
