Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: The Pandemic Makes the Bernie 2020 Campaign More Vital Than Ever [View all]BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)Learning history is easy...comprehending it is the hard part.
It's almost impossible to study past history whether recent or ancient without viewing it through skewed 21st century eyes. The people during the time being read about had different values, customs, morals and knowledge than we do now. Plus with our hindsight we know what happened as a result of the choices they made or did not make. Our past was their future so we can know what they could not.
It's very difficult for most people to erase these inevitable biases from our minds and put ourselves back in time to when these people were alive and breathing. That's why it sometimes helps to read works that were written by eyewitnesses or not long after the period in question and how I slowly learned that "newer" isn't always "better" when it comes to history books. Unlike science...LOL.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden