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Quite the opposite. Many of the things we get so worked up about at the moment, are forgotten in history precisely because they weren't all that important or remarkable in the grand scheme of things. History tends to remember the things that actually did have a lasting impact.I like the question but I truly feel it would be better for us to answer the question based on the Presidents we do know...rather than the ones we don't.
Ronald Reagan is a classic example ......I don't remember a president as great when he was alive as he is today (via the right wing spin machine) now that he's dead!
I remember Iran Contra, cut and run after 241 dead marines in Beirut, propping up PW Botha and Apartheid ....and the list continues.
So the things you "think" you know about those presidents when there were no internet ...with many illerates in the country .... because you read some book ....can be far far from the truth!!
Look at Bush .....your grand kids are going to read about some kind of hero who saved Iraq ...when you and I are dead ...there are $Millions of out there to ensure his history is re-written!!
I like the question but I truly feel it would be better for us to answer the question based on the Presidents we do know...rather than the ones we don't.
Ronald Reagan is a classic example ......I don't remember a president as great when he was alive as he is today (via the right wing spin machine) now that he's dead!
I remember Iran Contra, cut and run after 241 dead marines in Beirut, propping up PW Botha and Apartheid ....and the list continues.
So the things you "think" you know about those presidents when there were no internet ...with many illerates in the country .... because you read some book ....can be far far from the truth!!
Look at Bush .....your grand kids are going to read about some kind of hero who saved Iraq ...when you and I are dead ...there are $Millions of out there to ensure his history is re-written!!
Oops. I meant "too much emphasis on our own biases".Quite the opposite. Many of the things we get so worked up about at the moment, are forgotten in history precisely because they weren't all that important or remarkable in the grand scheme of things. History tends to remember the things that actually did have a lasting impact.
Plus, when attempting to rate current or recent people we tend to place too much bias on our own biases, where history allows us to step back and be a little more objective.
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