WEAPONISING MEMORY - REWRITING HISTORY.

 

History is being rewritten - the Second War is now presented as a conflict between two equally 'fascist' systems. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Unions are seen as 'the same'. It is historic and cultural barbarism.

'When cultural institutions abandon the principle that art transcends state power, they impoverish liberal culture itself. By teaching societies to associate a people’s language and artistic tradition with inherent threat, Western institutions erode the universalism they claim to defend........Western states routinely accuse Russia and China of manipulating history. Yet, credibility requires confronting the West’s own revisionism. The Soviet Union and China were indispensable to the defeat of fascism. Their contributions are foundational to the modern international order. Erasing or distorting this reality weakens not only historical integrity but the moral authority of those who claim to defend it.'






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