[mytailorisrich]

> If the purpose for 'historical investigation of the consequences of past actions' is to rally anger and hate in the present

That's exactly what many 'investigations', which are not always historically accurate, are about: Stroking nationalism, hate, and a sense of revenge on the one side (and we can see good examples of that in the comments here), and shame on the other side.

The UK and Europe have nothing to be ashamed of (which isn't to say that past actions cannot be criticised). Stroking hate and revenge is taking a path of perpetuation of aggression.

Certainly, this article is crass propaganda and not journalism. I flagged the submission to no effect.