The Weaponization of History What happens when history is turned into an instrument not of understanding, but of coercion, sanctification, and political legitimacy? Across continents and ideologies, regimes and ruling parties have wielded history not just to remember, but to silence, not to teach, but to control. M.K.Aaref Jun 1, 2025 - 18:10 Jun 2, 2025 - 13:10 Across the world, history is increasingly being mobilized not as a means of understanding the past, but as a tool to shape the present and control the future. Collective memory, often rooted in real trauma and national struggle, is selectively invoked to stifle dissent, elevate certain narratives to unquestionable truths, and reinforce the legitimacy of those in power. This trend raises difficult questions about how societies remember, who gets to decide which histories are told, and what is lost when remembrance becomes a means of political control rather than collective reckoning History,...
