Indeed! The aftermath all around is still resounding. I was thinking of the Mongols themselves, and the Danes, and the Swedes, and the British, and the Turks... Having enough of blood on your hands, and being beaten (by superior weapons?) tends to make you peaceful, and "national". That's how I understand Snyder, and it had better also m…
Indeed! The aftermath all around is still resounding. I was thinking of the Mongols themselves, and the Danes, and the Swedes, and the British, and the Turks... Having enough of blood on your hands, and being beaten (by superior weapons?) tends to make you peaceful, and "national". That's how I understand Snyder, and it had better also make people more open and understanding to other ethnicities. A common book of history, to be learnt all over the world, would be the tool.
Indeed! The aftermath all around is still resounding. I was thinking of the Mongols themselves, and the Danes, and the Swedes, and the British, and the Turks... Having enough of blood on your hands, and being beaten (by superior weapons?) tends to make you peaceful, and "national". That's how I understand Snyder, and it had better also make people more open and understanding to other ethnicities. A common book of history, to be learnt all over the world, would be the tool.
Best include Germany - look what it took to defang them.