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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Over time, you tend to develop more sources and a diversity of views. That's why we don't remember the USS Maine as a villainous attack by the nefarious Spaniard to this day, but recognize it as a result of poor military maintenance and crew training combined with intense yellow journalist agitprop.