Re: We Were Soldiers

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From: "Phillip Atcliffe" <Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk>
> A child of the 50s and 60s, I don't hate the Japanese (and I had the
> occasional argument with Mum over that), and I haven't brought my sons
> up to, either. In the way of these things, they may have a less
> tolerant attitude than I do, due solely to what they have discovered
> for themselves in reading history. Never underestimate the propaganda
> power of historical texts...

They certainly can influence people. They might equally well have become
Japan-fans if they read a lot about the Samurai for example. Let's just
hope
they will get a reasonably balanced view in the end.

And biased "history" can make powerful propaganda (see the Balkans).

Greetings