By Martin Foskett.

​It has often been said that history repeats itself. Whether that is true in a literal sense or merely a poetic warning is up for debate, but one thing is sure: history is the most important lesson and the best teacher we have. In an age where attention spans are shrinking and ideological debates have become more reactionary than reflective, understanding history is not just a scholarly pursuit but a necessity for societal survival.

By Martin Foskett.

​History is the backbone of identity. The thread stitches together a people's fabric, values, and sense of place in the world. To sever that thread—to rewrite, obscure, or obliterate a people's History—strips them of self-awareness, coherence, and power. George Orwell understood this well when he wrote 1984.

We tend to think of destruction in physical terms—wars, economic ruin, disease. But the erasure of History is a quieter, more insidious devastation. It is a war waged on memory, an attack on the foundation of meaning. When people lose their historical consciousness, they become untethered, vulnerable to manipulation, and easy prey for ideological subjugation. And disturbingly, this is not just a hypothetical concern—it is happening in real-time, in classrooms, media, and public discourse.