Doyouknowwhytherehavebeensomanyproblemsinvariouspartsoftheworld?Infurtheranceoftheircolonialinterests,Britishpoliticiansfromtimetotimewrotenationalbordersforotherpeoples.TheydidsointheBalkans,inAfricaandintheMiddleEast.TheyevendrewtheborderbetweenChinaandIndia.Suchborderswereveryoftennotbasedontheconditionsontheground.Thissowedtheseedsoffutureconflicts.
Openyoureyesandbeopen-minded,learnhistoryfromdifferentperspectives.
Heartheotherside,
reflectonourownposition,
independentthinking,
saynotodoublestandard.
Whathavewelearntfromhistory?
TheGreatFloodofYahwehkilledalmostalllivingthings(includingthelovelyboysandgirlsinChina).Isthisnotgenocide?IntheConquestofCanaan,didYahwehnotinstructhisChosenPeopletoembarkongenocide?Arethesereallyconsistentwiththeall-lovingChristianGod?
GodmusthavebeenveryupsetbysomanypeopleclaimingtobeChristiansbutdoingevilthingsinhisname.ThestoryofChristianityshouldhavebeenalovestory.IthinkthatJesus(astoldintheGospels)isreallygreat.Iloveyou.Youloveme.Lovetheonewhopersecutesyou.Thisisofcourseeasiersaidthandone.ButifweatleasttrytopracticewhatJesuspreaches,thisworldwillcertainlybemorebeautiful.
Whodecideswhatisorthodoxyandwhatisheresy?Howissuchadecisionmade?Isitcorrectthatorthodoxyisessentiallythewinner,andheresytheloser,ofanargument?Isitcorrectthat,asamatterofhistory,theoutcomeoftheargument(orthodoxyorheresy)isveryoftendependentuponwhichargumentisbackedbymilitarypower?Isitcorrectthat,perhapsironically,veryoftenorthodoxystartedoffasaheresy?Isitcorrectthat,inthecourseofhistory,yesterday’sheresymaybecometoday’sorthodoxy;andviceversa?
Mostofthekingswhoweregiventhehonourof“thegreat”(e.g.KingAlexandertheGreat)weremassmurderers.Whatshouldbethecorrect“universal”value?
Muslimscouldfightdefensivewars.Theywerenotsupposedtoembarkonaggression.Butdidtheynotmarch,withweaponsofdestruction,allthewayoutfromArabia?
DoyouknowthatMartinLuther(thefounderofProtestantism)regardedtheJews“asnobetterthandogs”?DoyouknowthathesaidthattheJews“arechildrenoftheDevil,condemnedtotheflamesofHell?”
TheAmericans’righttolife,libertyandpursuitofhappinesswasbuiltuponthenativepeoples’lossoftheirlives,homesandliberties.Doyouagreethathistoryisalmostinvariablywrittenbythewinners?
Doyouknowwhytherehavebeensomanyproblemsinvariouspartsoftheworld?Infurtheranceoftheircolonialinterests,Britishpoliticiansfromtimetotimewrotenationalbordersforotherpeoples.TheydidsointheBalkans,inAfricaandintheMiddleEast.TheyevendrewtheborderbetweenChinaandIndia.Suchborderswereveryoftennotbasedontheconditionsontheground.Thissowedtheseedsoffutureconflicts.
Theauthorintroducestheinfluentialmomentsandeventsinworldhistory.Moreimportantly,heraisesquestionsandpinpointssomecrucialfactsthatwehavemissedwhenwelearnthistory.
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