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@rm4
Agreed.
As an aside, I saw neat twist on that aphorism:
> History is written by the literate
Which I like quite a lot. It's straightforward to connect that to the OG aphorism as victors get the privilege that affords the literacy & luxury of time to write the histories.
Edit to add: but it doesn't feel as absolute and closed off as the OG statement; it feels like it includes a glimmer of hope for elloquency in the opposition / resistance to change minds so long as we put in the effort to write the counter narrative.
@rm4
More to your point: I'm also reminded of the advice from Andrea Chalupa and Sarah Kendzior (relaying advice from people living through / in regimes that are more authoritarian than our current baseline) about journaling and/or keeping record so that you can keep grounded in the truth as the regime disappears information or gradually corrupts the historical record.