the winners write history theme
The time tested wisdom that time tested wisdom and history are generally constructed by the winners of conflicts and would possibly look quite different if such conflicts had ended differently.
8 total · 1 choice · 1 major · 6 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf4x22 | choice | we were shown how people interpreted history to suit themselves |
| tng3x12 | major | Finn opined that the difference between generals and terrorists is this: if you win you're called a general, and if you lose, you're called a terrorist. |
| ds97x09 | minor | Dukat told Kira that the prophets had written Bajoran history so as to portray themselves as gods and vilify the Pah'wriaths |
| movie: 1984 (1956) | minor | Winston's job was to rewrite history in the interest of his totalitarian state. |
| movie: Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) | minor | The phrase "Who controls the past controls the future." was quoted at the opening of the film. |
| movie: Rising Storm (1989) | minor | The fundamentalist Christian government of the United States had literally rewritten the history books to shed itself in a glowing light. |
| tng2x11 | minor | the Iconians were vilified by historians |
| tng5x07 | minor | Gowron was literally rewriting Klingon history |