History can inform modern politics, but using it to serve partisan agendas undermines its value. As a public historian and a former insider in Democratic Party politics, I know the difference. Public history should shape understanding and guide acts of principle, not push party strategy. I’m an anti-fascist, committed to fighting the forces of hate using every tool available, but partisanship isn’t necessarily the way. Influencing principles like justice and equity, and voting with memory, is essential; manipulating history for specific political purposes is not.
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