Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
People should question what they are taught at all times CFH. And my main reason for doing so is because you CANNOT judge someone from history by today's standards and consider that judgment relevant. Morals and values aren't always the same, they aren't always culturally similar either.

I just want that understood because the way I try to view history is how it went down when it happened and not how I read about it or am taught about it by some guy who uses today's standards to judge historical figures....it's good if you want to talk hypothetically but not if you want to understand what actually happened.

I hate to seem "immature" about it but I think that way of thinking (judging histrical figures by today's standards) is immature
That's about as condescending a post as I've ever read. Thank you, oh wise one, for explaining to this simple-minded Canadian the ways in which history should be understood. You sound like Trainer Monkey.

Explain to me how I do not question the things I am told? That statement is preposterous considering I have never once given my opinion on the matters being discussed in this thread (re: whether or not Truman should be considered a "war criminal".

Why should today's knowledge be ignored? More sources become available over time as certain files are declassified etc. and it makes sense to draw on as much information as possible when making historical statements.