"I used to think that the horrors of history would have been otherwise if more people had known about what was going on."
Me too. I've found it interesting to learn about history on my own, outside of a structured school curriculum created by a colonial government. what I've learned is 1) people in the past were often well aware of the horrors. 2) Apathy has long been part of the human condition. 3) Resistance has also always been there since the very beginning (learning about Indigenous folks making satire about colonizers from the earliest days of encountering them was a revelation).
I've also been thinking that during both WWI and WWII, they were not being called World Wars. They were The Great Wars. And so here we are, in WWIII. It is surreal given the way that government curriculum sure emphasised "never again" so much.
Thank you for reading the piece and for your thoughtful comments. Yes, the resistance piece is always necessary to remember what is important to fight for and project. Not to control or dominate but to live as best as we can for as long as we can while allowing the same to all life.
"I used to think that the horrors of history would have been otherwise if more people had known about what was going on."
Me too. I've found it interesting to learn about history on my own, outside of a structured school curriculum created by a colonial government. what I've learned is 1) people in the past were often well aware of the horrors. 2) Apathy has long been part of the human condition. 3) Resistance has also always been there since the very beginning (learning about Indigenous folks making satire about colonizers from the earliest days of encountering them was a revelation).
I've also been thinking that during both WWI and WWII, they were not being called World Wars. They were The Great Wars. And so here we are, in WWIII. It is surreal given the way that government curriculum sure emphasised "never again" so much.
Thank you for reading the piece and for your thoughtful comments. Yes, the resistance piece is always necessary to remember what is important to fight for and project. Not to control or dominate but to live as best as we can for as long as we can while allowing the same to all life.