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.

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    4 months ago

    Heroes don’t kill hundreds of people, they save them.

    Ah, so the people killing Nazi’s in WWII aren’t Heroes anymore. They should have saved the Nazis instead!

    Are you hearing yourself?

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        You never know, they could written something out without fully considering the ramifications. It happens.