With all of our talk of putting yourself in their shoes and walking a mile in them, what happens when we are held accountable for our ideals? We all too easily accuse people of atrocity; but can we envision their side of the story? To understand those we depict is our greatest calling. Can we put our feet to the flames and still stand? ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Jacoby, Karl. Shadows at Dawn: An Apache Massacre and the Violence of History. New York: Penguin Books, 2008. https://amzn.to/2u695x2 Sonnichsen, Charles Leland. Ambidextrous Historian: History Writers and Writing in the American West. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. https://amzn.to/2zk49K4 ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalhistorian LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #SympathyForTheDevil #History #Ambiguity #Historians #Revisionism