Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and many more…

These people had beliefs and worldviews that were so horribly, by today’s standards, that calling them fascist would be huge understatement. And they followed through by committing a lot of evil.

Aren’t we basically glorifying the Hitlers of centuries past?

I know, historians always say that one should not judge historical figures by contemporary moral standards. But there’s a difference between objectively studying history and actually glorifying these figures.

  • @[email protected]
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    83 months ago

    We all exist because of those people’s exploits.

    That’s basically where the concept of glory begins.

    • @kaffiene
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      23 months ago

      I don’t understand in what way we wouldn’t exist without their exploits?

      • MaggiWuerze
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        23 months ago

        Well, take me for example. Both of my grandmothers had to leave Pommern due to the second world war. If Hitler hadn’t started shit I never would’ve been born.

        • @kaffiene
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          13 months ago

          The phrase was "we all exist because of those exploits *, that seems a bigger claim

          • MaggiWuerze
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            13 months ago

            We all are products of the history we were born into is what I’m saying. If Alexander hadn’t conquered the known world history would have ben different and so would todays world be, inlcuding (or rather excluding) us