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rhett o rick

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4. History will say no such thing unless we have another Howard Zinn.
Sun Jun 9, 2013, 11:40 AM
Jun 2013

History is written by those in power to reflect that their decisions were right and good. Tom Brocaw recently said to millions that there no more terrorist attacks under Bush on American soil after 9/11. He was trying to write history as the Ruling Elite see it.
Another example. The other day there was an article about how the CEO of WesternSouthern Insurance defeated and took the property of a local women's shelter after years of expensive lawsuits. The CEO's Wikipedia page was quickly updated to indicate how he abused the women's organization, ridiculed them, and finally defeated them by shear power. Within 24 hours, the page had been edited to make the CEO the good guy stating the decision of the women's shelter to give up and slink away was a win-win. I am sure the Ruling Elite hire people to keep their position in history spotless.

Sorry to run on, but I had to vent.

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