Can anyone explain to me the burgeoning American obsession with motive and historical reconstructionism? It honestly has to be the most irritating thing I've ever encountered. You mean that people have more reasons than just what they state for doing things? Stop the presses! And people tend to paint events in a light that suits the times? Amazing!
Next thing I know, you'll be telling me that any jackass that can come up with a whacked-out theory supported by highly-fragmented and often dubious historical evidence that recasts a pivotal figure from the past in a new, uncharitable light will snag a huge book deal and the adoration of wanna-be cognoscenti everywhere.
Next thing I know, you'll be telling me that any jackass that can come up with a whacked-out theory supported by highly-fragmented and often dubious historical evidence that recasts a pivotal figure from the past in a new, uncharitable light will snag a huge book deal and the adoration of wanna-be cognoscenti everywhere.