apricops: the tendency for racists and white supremacists to go gaga over their idea of ancient Rome is so darkly hilarious because of how entirely wrong it is. It’s not a twisting of some kernels of truth, it’s not a misinterpretation, it’s just the exact opposite, and people in Western Europe has been doing it for so long. For centuries people in Britain and Germany would be like/have been like “ah yes, we are special and superior because we are the heirs of the superior Romans” while next to a giant pile of writings by respected Ancient Romans who went “god, Britain is a dump and Germany is full of idiot barbarians. I wish I lived somewhere cool and cultured like Syria or Tunisia.”
occultbookstores: Someone wrote once that Fascism is Roman bimbofication and that’s been living in my head rent-free.
Here’s some homework for you: https://piped.video/watch?v=sEjCNzGOe3Q
I don’t feel like the British align themselves with the Romans either. Just one of many invaders. Has anyone got an example of the British considering themselves ’heirs’ to Rome?
When Boris Johnson wanted to appear “smart” he’d trot out a little Latin, and the Right Wing types would just swallow the whole turd and ask for more
Unfortunately this is true. Arguably it says more about the class system in this country than historical allegiances, but yeah, good point.
No, but I’ve seen plenty o’ people calling themself special compared to people equally wait to us. Having a brit call themself better than a Lithuanian or polish because they’re a different kind of white just boggles my mind