Is it ture: Who controls the past control the future, and who controls the present controls the past?

Question

Please give me a SOPHISTICATED answer with logical reasoning!! I'm very serious about this question. Thanks!

Answer 1

This question would be more at home in history or social science. I think what you're referring to is the way that a society's interpretation of history influences the path it takes into the future, and that history is written to reinforce the dominant cultural paradigms. The old Soviets were particularly blatant in their re-writing of history to suit their political purposes, but all cultures give history a certain amount of spin to justify themselves.