Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Hot Tips to Understanding History

1. You haven't found the cause until you've found out whose interests are served.
2. If you think there's only one cause, you don't understand the situation.
3. If your theory requires a large group of people to be evil or stupid for a large amount of time, it's wrong.

3 snappy comebacks:

Aegis Runestone said...

Interesting.

Katya said...

Those are solid writing tips, too.

Carla said...

If a population is ignorant, evil can run around unhindered. Does being oblivious and ignorant count as evil or as stupidity? What if they really have no excuse to be ignorant but just find it easier that way?

If so, I take issue with your third point.

On the other hand, if you mean evil like "gleeful sadistic psychopaths", I agree.