The Background to the Russia-Ukraine War with Scott Horton - WBD474

Scott Horton is an anti-war radio host, podcaster, and author. In
this interview, we discuss whether there are any just wars, the
Ukraine/Russia conflict, and how a chain reaction of
misunderstood events going back to WW1 got us here. 


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History is not necessarily objective: observers are usually
partisan, and chroniclers of collected stories have their own
subjective biases that can affect the evidence base. These issues
are most pronounced in the records of wars. This is because
history is written by the victors.


Mainstream presentation of the history of wars rarely credits
divergent interpretations. The major conflicts that involve a
given nation-state, particularly those that support politically
advantageous mythologies, are treated as being self-evident.
Opposing analysis is given the pejorative label of ‘conspiracy
theory’.      


Yet, could the history of our current civilization be open to new
explanations? Is there sufficient evidence, maybe hidden in plain
sight, that would cast a different light on events? Could the
official version be wrong? Was the rationale and motivation for
pivotal decisions, which have changed the trajectory of life on
earth, different to the commonly accepted understanding?