Ahistorians move to strip Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from prestigious book prize
Guess buddy the ahistorian hasn’t heard of the German word, Zeitgeist, which means spirit of the age or spirit of the time. In other words, we shouldn’t judge are forefathers based on our contemporary values. What a bizarre ‘wascist’ way to define one’s self:
“As a white scholar, I was able to take winning the prize in stride and just think of it as an ironic thing that my work, which exposed Macdonald’s inhumanity, won the Macdonald prize,” he said. “I can imagine a time when an Indigenous scholar wins the prize, and it’s going to be a slap in the face.”
Being the principled fellow he is, though, he accepted the cash anyway.
This ain’t history. It’s politically correct advocacy based on current liberal ideology. Ultimately, it will reduce history to propaganda. Was John A. bad news for 19th Century natives? He sure was. A man of the times.