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[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 88 points 10 months ago (2 children)

History is written by the literate.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

I can't remember the comedian who was like "This America guy was just a mapmaker and now he's famous."

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

History is written by historians

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 13 points 10 months ago

Historians are written by genetic material as well as experiences and reactions to both.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 10 months ago

Anne Frank wasn't a historian.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

And historians work for the victors.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

They also sometimes work for the losers such as the Confederacy

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

And for the losers.