The Weaponization of Ancient History

Part 2 of 2: The role of propaganda in our current wars

Apr 11, 2024

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Scan of an intro to an 1898 book that reflects on the land of Palestine. It's part of a nuanced history of the term that many have no interest in exploring, because it might not serve their politics.

As I noted in “War Propaganda and Notions of Civic Duty”, war makes us terrible historians. But as I hope my reflection on how some people see propaganda as a civic duty made clear, we are also not passive actors in this process.

Many of us actively weaponize history in wartime, too.

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, it did so with a great deal of prop…

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