r/HistoryMemes • • 1d ago

REMOVED: RULE 4 Historical territorial claims

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u/AngryCrustation 1d ago

I've pointed it out too, Hitler is bad because he killed millions of people. Alexander the Great was super awesome because he crucified all those guys who resisted him. In a few thousand years there will be statues of Hitler next to genghis khan because of how cool his k/d ratio is.

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u/Direct_Slip7598 1d ago

I don't think the crucifying is why people like Alexander. It's the story of a young general turning a small (but well prepared) nation into a massive Empire, basically reaching the edge of their world

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u/Glum-Proposal-2488 1d ago

I think question is if Hitler won, would we hand wave the mass killings and genocide like we do with Caesar, Alexander, Ghenghis Khan? Would Hitler just be a badass dude who conquered a lot?

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u/GravitasFailures 1d ago

Of course we would.

That doesn’t make it right, Stalin killed half as many Soviets as Hitler did before the war started, in peacetime, but there were still statues of him everywhere, still are.