First of all, why is Ireland joining the Commonwealth (apparently) a matter of moral urgency? I think the author needed to elaborate there a bit.

The author also stated that “a divided past means a divided future.” Does this mean that the teaching of history MUST conform to a consolidationist mandate? What if history really doesn’t unite? Would the teachers then be ethically compelled to fudge with the facts?

If “a divided past” necessarily stands in opposition to reconciliation, then there is no hope for mankind. On the contrary, the challenge is to OVERCOME the conditions created by history.

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A historical truth taken out of context can be as deceptive as an outright fabrication.