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Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by remote_phone on Saturday February 18, 2023 @09:18PM (#34853506)
Yes. Look at the 1619 project. Historical revisionism is exactly what that is all about.
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by Sporktacular on Sunday February 19, 2023 @06:34PM (#34863026)
Revisionism tries to change facts. 1619 is another interpretation of history that can coexist with others. No one stops you from teaching or believing the traditional narrative.

From Forbes: Jonathan Zimmerman, an educational historian at the University of Pennsylvania, believes that teaching “The 1619 Project” alongside other interpretations of history “represents a huge opportunity to teach students what history actually is: an act of interpretation.”

This is typical conservative misrepresentative simplification and wailing overreaction. Also see "They want to take away our hamburgers".

Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by remote_phone on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @10:20AM (#34882097)
1619 is changing facts, you don’t get to promulgate lies along with them by trying to classify it as “interpretations”. The things they teach are a lies. And the more that lies are taught the worse we are as a society.

And I’m a GenX liberal btw I just call out bullshit and lies when I see them from both sides. And it’s typical millenial/Gen z liberal fascists that like to classify anyone they don’t agree with as “conservative”. There’s a huge number of centrist liberals like myself that are sick of the lies and the tide is turning against liberal fascists that are ruining what it means to be liberal.

Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl... by Sporktacular on Saturday February 25, 2023 @08:56AM (#34936691)
I stand corrected. Yes, 1619 is revisionism, a term which is common usage is actually closer to negationism. But I was sloppy with my choice of words.

Calling out inaccuracy is a good thing. This issue generally is still an overreaction. And I did not call you a racist.