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Barr says "History is written by the winners". That should scare the livin' crap (Original Post) Atticus May 2020 OP
Well it is true let's just hope Trump isn't the winner. nt doc03 May 2020 #1
Barr seems to forget... chillfactor May 2020 #2
It's the Nuremberg defense: "The winners always judge the losers" struggle4progress May 2020 #3
History is usually written by historians not "winners" Under The Radar May 2020 #4
What I was taught used the word "victors." Igel May 2020 #5
Barr is counting on the immediate history Under The Radar May 2020 #8
He is under the impression that he is going to be one of the winners. smirkymonkey May 2020 #6
Puffery, bluffery, enough already nuffery. nt greyl May 2020 #7

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
2. Barr seems to forget...
Sat May 9, 2020, 08:31 PM
May 2020

that if the Democrats win in November, we get to write the history and his ass will be sitting in a jail cell.

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
4. History is usually written by historians not "winners"
Sat May 9, 2020, 09:21 PM
May 2020

But I am sure Murdoch could start a “Fox History channel”
Or if they allow him WiFi in prison he can make edit suggestions to WiKipedia

Igel

(35,199 posts)
5. What I was taught used the word "victors."
Sun May 10, 2020, 01:54 AM
May 2020

It's a truism. Something like it goes back to the French Revolution.

Used to be something said on DU from time to time until Barr said it and it was suddenly never said here.

At random, from the search box:

From 2012: https://upload.democraticunderground.com/1014227683

From 2017: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141821160

More recently, 2020: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212858866#post20

Suddenly people have discovered that Goering said it. They've forgotten the not-quite-Nazi Jacobins. And everything in between, and after Goering up to Barr.

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
8. Barr is counting on the immediate history
Sun May 10, 2020, 01:02 PM
May 2020

I understand that the victor has the pleasure of writing the historic version in the paragraph of future high school textbooks. Just as textbooks tell the story of the constitution without mentioning the details behind it like the influence written in the federalists papers. Which is the true history?
But how do we look at the history of the Vietnam war and the escalation that was started by the “Gulf of Tonkin resolution”. That History is changing because of truth and evidence revealed years later, although I am not certain who could claim to be the “victor” in that situation.
Barr is counting on the un-redacted Mueller report and the documents from all of the grand jury presentations not being released and locked by SCOTUS.
I hope that there is an appetite to expose the coverup of Russia and other Trump crimes from Democrats after a trifecta can be obtained in November. I think that it is necessary in order to strengthen our laws to prevent another tyrannical presidency like the one we are trying to survive now. If that be true, then the victors shall not be Barr.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. He is under the impression that he is going to be one of the winners.
Sun May 10, 2020, 03:18 AM
May 2020

I would beg to differ. History will not treat him kindly.

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