Historical Perspectives.

Historical Perspectives are a form of learning history very easily. Many persons can be compared to this equation: First we have a person in history. There are three views, Traditional (as viewed by rednecks and Republicans), Revisionist (as viewed by hippies and Democrats), and Post-Revisionist (Libertarians). The equation goes: Traditional: This person was 1. Revisionist: This person was 2. Post-Revisionist: This person was 1 + 2.

Examples
Adolf Hitler Traditional: Hitler was evil. Revisionist: Hitler was a painter. Post-Revisionist: Hitler was an evil painter.

Christopher Columbus: Traditional: Columbus was the founder of the New World. Revisionist: Columbus was a racist dickwad. Post-Revisionist: Columbus was the racist founder of the New World.