![]() ![]() Having stated all of the above, what's fair is fair, and, if any academic discipline should be totally free from bias, it should be history. In fact, they are known as "Las Islas Malvinas" in Spanish. Those islands should rightfully belong to Argentina. I also remember the Falkland Islands debacle a few years back, in which Margaret Thatcher took a very strong stand. They took a very long time letting go of India, for instance. On the other hand, England - like Spain - has always had imperialistic tendencies. I wonder if high school students today are being taught a balanced view of the American Revolution. ![]() So I've always had a negative opinion of this English monarch. I remember reading very derogatory things about George III in my high school American History classes, and, indeed, the British government of the time was criticized in the textbook we used. ![]()
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