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Originally Posted by BodhiBenz1987
I think one has to take into account the era during which Zinn began writing his take on history ... history textbooks were for a long time essentially promotional material for the United States and were written as such. I wouldn't say they were "right wing" because for a long time, that sort of mind-set was the only wing.
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I suspect that textbooks in common usage for the decades prior to Zinn had generally a pro national, pro American POV that ran pretty deep.
That's not a bad thing but some balance and self-criticism can be a good thing.