I was shocked to hear David refer to Howard Zinn as a "Fantastic Historian" and "The true holder of the REAL History of this country". As someone who holds a degree in History I must strongly disagree. Mr. Zinn writes an entertaining, opinionated, highly speculative view of History. He has no problems 'spinning' the facts to imply false conclusions, or stating certain assumptions as fact.
Who cares?
Well . . . up until I heard David express this opinion I was under the assumption that he was a serious, intellectually minded researcher in the paranormal. The type that could read opinion and separate it from fact. After his gushing praise for the "fantastic Historian" Howard Zinn I now how to wonder what other authors/sources he considers "fantastic". It's akin to someone claiming Rush Limbaugh is a "Fantastic News Anchor".
This is not meant to be a slam . . . I'm simply surprised. Don't take my word for it, go check out "A People's History of The United States" from the library and read a few chapters. Ask yourself as you go through the pages "is this fact or opinion" and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. It's a decent read but it would be a mistake to take Zinn's (or anyone's) interpretation as the "REAL" history of the US.
-DBTrek
Who cares?
Well . . . up until I heard David express this opinion I was under the assumption that he was a serious, intellectually minded researcher in the paranormal. The type that could read opinion and separate it from fact. After his gushing praise for the "fantastic Historian" Howard Zinn I now how to wonder what other authors/sources he considers "fantastic". It's akin to someone claiming Rush Limbaugh is a "Fantastic News Anchor".
This is not meant to be a slam . . . I'm simply surprised. Don't take my word for it, go check out "A People's History of The United States" from the library and read a few chapters. Ask yourself as you go through the pages "is this fact or opinion" and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. It's a decent read but it would be a mistake to take Zinn's (or anyone's) interpretation as the "REAL" history of the US.
-DBTrek