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LuciferSage posted...

Not as such when the winners write the history. For example, I'm sure the French and the Vietnamese have very different recollections of their colonial period, but one story is taught in class, the other isn't... The Spanish and the Philippines, etc.

I do agree that history is always written from the perspective of the victor. I think that's why we should always consider what biases we've been taught in our history classes and American society in general. I still personally believe there are some moral values that are widely considered to be "objective" such as those referring to basic human rights. Obviously there will always be people who will disagree, but that doesn't mean they are necessarily right. It's generally believed that racism is bad. People who fought for their right to own slaves are those who would be considered on the wrong side of history. But yeah, I think there is much more gray area than clearly defined instances of "right and wrong" when it comes to historical events, mostly because things are usually pretty complicated.