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[-] Aesculapius@kbin.social 94 points 2 years ago

History major here. Man, this one hurts.

I didn’t study history in a formal setting - I’m more of just an enthusiast/nerd for it - and it still hurts.

[-] MTLion3@lemm.ee 40 points 2 years ago
[-] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 years ago

glances sideways at Florida Nazi demonstrators

Guys I think ... I'm feeling some 'disturbance in the force' vibes here ...

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Sometimes people want to repeat history, except for the "the Confederacy and Nazis lost" parts.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Knowing about Napoleon's blunder at trying to invade Russia, and Hitler doing something similar in WW2 while also being supposedly a fan of Napoleon, I always like to say that Hitler admired Napoleon so much, he emulated even his failures.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

There's probably a lesson in hubris to be found there. I wouldnt be surprised to hear Adolf thought he would succeed where others had failed.

[-] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

I like not pretending humans are more than animals.

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"The lesson of history is no one learns."

[-] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

It's recently brought to my attention that most of history is repeated, even though many people especially those in power are versed in it. That it seems like we need to fundamentally change the way we see and pass on history in order to actually learn anything from it.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

No one thinks they are like the last one. They are so arrogant they think that their motivation is different.

[-] Transcriptionist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Image Transcription:

A drawing of two men, sitting in a library room. The younger-looking man is sitting in a wooden chair and reading a book, while the older-looking man is sitting in an armchair, a tea cup and open book on the small, round coffee table beside him. The older man is saying: '"Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who do study history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it."'

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this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2023
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