those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it while those who do beat their heads against the wall

dustlines:

mrs-transmuter:

mrs-transmuter:

“Imagine if people had been going ‘don’t fight hate with hate’ back when Hitler was around.”

Fam…let me tell you bout Poland.

Let me tell you about how the entire rest of Europe sat ack and watched the invasion of Poland because they thought it would be “improper” to send military aid. How they were unwilling to enforce the treaties that Germany was breaking, because that would make them “just as bad.” They sat back and wrote strongly worded letters while fascists grew in power because they didn’t want to dirty their hands. They thought reasonable discussion and politics would be enough to stop a fascist dictator from rising to power.

Spoiler alert: it wasn’t enough.

twinkwolf:

youmakemelikecharity:

toddsfall:

the reason why europe is never in any dystopian novels, is bc we already got a solid system to work out our problems

it’s so funny when you guys act like you aren’t plagued with fascist white supremacist political parties and a violent history of imperialism and genocide

1984 literally takes place in great britain lol

the-twilight-of-the-gods:

zarriallstyle:

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This is why history is so important. I made it until COLLEGE before I was ever taught this happened in America. So many people I know say things like “if Donald Trump were president he could still never make ____ happen.” This has happened before, and this can happen again. Please get out and vote so that someone like Donald Trump never makes it into office.