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    Weaponising history

    Jun 09, 2022 2 minutes

    n May, (@simon_schama) wrote an essay in the discussing how and when history is weaponised for war. The historian argued that “bad history can kill. Those who butcher the truth may end up butchering people. Every day, the news from Ukraine says as much.” He continued:

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