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by otabdeveloper4 550 days ago
History is by definition nitpicking. History without nits picked is called "ideology" or "myth".
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GiorgioG 550 days ago
Call me crazy but I've never seen 'nitpicking' in the definition of history: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/history
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oskarkk 550 days ago
GP meant that researching history necessitates doubting every claim, and never taking what any historical source says at face value.
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