I wonder how many of those also confuse Martin Luther with MLK jr. (or think that the latter is the former's son) ;-)
4 weeks ago
Europe as the Troy to the US Rome. The ancestry that gives a reputation in the face of other old powers while one can despise the effeminacy of the actual people (Phrygians then, decadent limeys and frogeaters to-day). It was the few decent ones that crossed over to build the new and better empire.
4 weeks ago
...and they have to baptize Plato and Aristotle posthumously...
And then they use the less than pleasant aspects of both. See Aristotle's views on women and race (one of the few authors of antiquity that fit the modern definition of racist) or Plato's 'ideal state' where lying to the commoners is an integral part (not to forget the infamous idea of euthanasia: "Sick (=unable to work) for more than 3 days? You have become a parasite and should kill yourself or be treated as a pariah.").
Interestingly the Nazis presented Plato as the ideal Aryan while seeing Socrates as in essence a Jew (and found it difficult to explain how the former could be a pupil of the latter). In Plato's favor it has to be said, that he would have despised the Nazis and strongly objected to them citing him as inspiration.
As for Rubio, did he leave out the French contribution deliberately (and Russian Alaska)? Without French help the colonies would very probably have lost the war and France ruined herself financially by it, paving the way for the revolution (which was decidedly anti-Christian in nature). And the Brits took New Amsterdam by force while hunting for two guys involved in the execution of the previous British king. What is the US Right's official view of Cromwell btw? Tyrant or role model for a Kristian(TM) republic?
I wonder how many of those also confuse Martin Luther with MLK jr. (or think that the latter is the former's son) ;-)
Europe as the Troy to the US Rome. The ancestry that gives a reputation in the face of other old powers while one can despise the effeminacy of the actual people (Phrygians then, decadent limeys and frogeaters to-day). It was the few decent ones that crossed over to build the new and better empire.
...and they have to baptize Plato and Aristotle posthumously...
And then they use the less than pleasant aspects of both. See Aristotle's views on women and race (one of the few authors of antiquity that fit the modern definition of racist) or Plato's 'ideal state' where lying to the commoners is an integral part (not to forget the infamous idea of euthanasia: "Sick (=unable to work) for more than 3 days? You have become a parasite and should kill yourself or be treated as a pariah.").
Interestingly the Nazis presented Plato as the ideal Aryan while seeing Socrates as in essence a Jew (and found it difficult to explain how the former could be a pupil of the latter). In Plato's favor it has to be said, that he would have despised the Nazis and strongly objected to them citing him as inspiration.
As for Rubio, did he leave out the French contribution deliberately (and Russian Alaska)? Without French help the colonies would very probably have lost the war and France ruined herself financially by it, paving the way for the revolution (which was decidedly anti-Christian in nature). And the Brits took New Amsterdam by force while hunting for two guys involved in the execution of the previous British king. What is the US Right's official view of Cromwell btw? Tyrant or role model for a Kristian(TM) republic?