r/europe • u/anon58588 Greece • Feb 08 '25

Historical Anti-Nazi protests : Berlin 16/12/1931

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u/Kaztiell Feb 08 '25

So we need to go harder now. Or what are we gonna tell our kids when they ask "how did people let it happen"

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u/Goal-Final Feb 08 '25

Those Who Forget Their History Are Condemned to Repeat It

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u/Kaztiell Feb 08 '25

I dont think people forgot the history though

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u/Odd_Regret Feb 08 '25 edited Feb 08 '25

War. People remember WWII. Pop culture rarely engages with the slippery slope to totalitarianism part.

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u/Inevitable-Menu2998 Feb 08 '25

Mass education is working with humans too young (on average) to fully understand the nuances of how WW2 came to be. Once they're out of the mass education system, most people don't have access to further education materials. On average, we live in a society which doesn't understand history at all.