Emir Ramić, KNJIGA PAMĆENJA I OPOMENE : BOOK OF MEMORIES AND WARNINGS, izdavaÄ Institut za istraživanje genocida Kanada, Hamilton, 2020, godina.
Emir Ramić, KNJIGA PAMĆENJA I OPOMENE : BOOK OF MEMORIES AND WARNINGS, izdavaÄ Institut za istraživanje genocida Kanada, Hamilton, 2020, godina.
KjluÄne rijeÄi: Bosna i Hercegovina, Bošnjaci, genocid, agresija, istina, pravda, kultura sjećanja.
Historiju pišu pobjednici! – kada to kažemo, izrekli smo jednu opšte poznatu i prihvaćenu Äinjenicu. Kada kažemo:“Historiju pišu poraženi!“ onda smo izrekli jednu manje poznatu i praktiÄno potpuno neprihvaćenu Äinjenicu. U praksi, iza pojma “pobjednici“, Äesto se kriju nasilnici, a iza pojma “poraženi“, žrtve nasilja. I jedni i drugi imaju svoju dijametralno suprotnu “historijsku istinu“. Iako se i jedni i drugim pozivaju na Äinjenice, treba imati u vidu da je istina jedna i da je uvijek nešto više od pukih Äinjenica. Krajnji cilj historije kao nauke, jeste tvrÄ‘ivanje istine i uspostavljanje pravde, bazirano na svim utvrÄ‘enim Äinjenicama. Same po sebi, Äinjenice su vrijednosno neutralne: mogu se koristiti selektivno a po prirodi stvari, podložne su razliÄitim interpretacijama. Nasuprot tome, istina kojoj treba težiti istorija, uvijek je cjelovita, neselektivna i u svojim zakljuÄcima – jednoznaÄna – jer samo na toj osnovi može biti uspostavljena pravda! Zato je oficijalna historija, historija koju pišu pobjednici (nasilnici), dramatiÄno razliÄita, Äesto i suprotna sa subverzivnom istorijom, onom koju pišu poraženi (žrtve nasilja).
BOOK OF MEMORIES AND WARNINGS, doc. Dr. Emir Ramić
Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks, genocide, aggression, truth, justice, culture of memory.
History is written by the winners! - when we say that, we have stated one generally known and accepted fact. When we say: "History is written by the defeated!" Then we have stated a lesser known and practically completely unaccepted fact. In practice, behind the term "winners", there are often bullies, and behind the term "losers", victims of violence. Both have their diametrically opposed "historical truth". Although both invoke facts, it should be borne in mind that truth is one and that it is always something more than mere facts. The ultimate goal of history as a science is to assert the truth and establish justice, based on all established facts. By themselves, facts are value-neutral: they can be used selectively and by the nature of things, they are subject to different interpretations. In contrast, the truth that history should strive for is always complete, non-selective and in its conclusions - unambiguous - because only on that basis can justice be established! That is why the official history, the history written by the victors (thugs), is dramatically different, often the opposite of the subversive history, the one written by the defeated (victims of violence).