observer Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Seems misrepresenting history, is now an offence in the Labour Party, with Pink Ken getting a 12 month suspension; for claiming Hitler supported a Zionist State prior to WW2. Whilst it may be true that he supported the provision of somewhere for Jews to go, it's far from the truth, to suggest he supported Zionism, as later events proved. So are contrary views on history a crime, even if they contravene accepted fact ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Who was it who said "history is written by the winners" As for the labour party everything is an offence to some member or other just lately, you can probably get suspended for not stirring your tea in the right way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Indeed Sid, there have been some good progs on TV recently about how, even generally accepted historical fact is being challenged by new research, EG: Henry VII's claim to legitimacy as Monarch against Richard III. The so-called "Glorious Revolution", which was in fact, an invasion of England by a Dutch Army, under William of Orange. So the winner gets to write the history. But perhaps Pink Ken's interpretation is stretching things a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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