I heard Tony Kushner speak in Seattle. He said that if you want to know about a period of history, read 50 books. It sounds like a lot but it will help fill in the blanks. Mark Twain said he gave up reading about health miracles as he was afraid he might die of a misprint. It is important to read widely and to accept what is written as only part of the story, taking it with a great deal of caution. Churchill has had a remarkable PR campaign. He may not be who we are told. What do we really know about WWI and WWII? We need to study and listen more. Consider who profited and who paid for the wars. . . . Then we’ll have a better idea.
There must be some truth in what Mr. Cooper said to have so many scrambling to voice their opinions. There really are two sides to everything. Everyone has their own opinions and probably have different ones than all the people criticizing Mr. Cooper. Free speech allows this to play out perfectly. I listened to the podcast with Tucker and also to Mr. Coopers days after that. Who is right, we will truly never know. History is not always recorded correctly. What is written about history is sometimes just personal opinions.
Very good article by the way. Thought provoking!!
I heard Tony Kushner speak in Seattle. He said that if you want to know about a period of history, read 50 books. It sounds like a lot but it will help fill in the blanks. Mark Twain said he gave up reading about health miracles as he was afraid he might die of a misprint. It is important to read widely and to accept what is written as only part of the story, taking it with a great deal of caution. Churchill has had a remarkable PR campaign. He may not be who we are told. What do we really know about WWI and WWII? We need to study and listen more. Consider who profited and who paid for the wars. . . . Then we’ll have a better idea.
There must be some truth in what Mr. Cooper said to have so many scrambling to voice their opinions. There really are two sides to everything. Everyone has their own opinions and probably have different ones than all the people criticizing Mr. Cooper. Free speech allows this to play out perfectly. I listened to the podcast with Tucker and also to Mr. Coopers days after that. Who is right, we will truly never know. History is not always recorded correctly. What is written about history is sometimes just personal opinions.
I'm glad his critics didn't try to silence him, at least. They're of a slightly higher calibre of anti-fascist.
We need them for their wisdom.