Why do we glorify horrible people from the distant past?
Why do we glorify horrible people from the distant past?
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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We all exist because of those people’s exploits.
That’s basically where the concept of glory begins.
I don't understand in what way we wouldn't exist without their exploits?
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.
The phrase was "we all exist because of those exploits *, that seems a bigger claim
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
If you live in the West, you are, in many ways, still living in the Pax Romana.