• Gaja0@lemmy.zip
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    When people say history is not worth studying, it means it’s an inconvenient narrative or the propaganda worked (still not worth talking to)

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      3 days ago

      “Brooklyn 99 features a precinct filled with good cops. This is to remind the viewer that it is fiction.”

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          If you enjoy sitcoms put to the top, on my 3-4th watch through of it, he plays one of the characters that make it so due to his great performance. The best gay character as the ‘straight man’ for comedy I’ve seen, which I assume was a joke in itself. Though probably haven’t seen them all.

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    History isn’t worth studying. You need it to understand memes and argue about it with a beer.

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        That’s not true. It’s used by politicians to draw the analogies between the current state of events and the past:

        • Trump is a fascist, so don’t vote him

        • Communism killed millions, so it’s unrealistic

        • The ruling class deserves to rule because insert country origin myth here.

        History is related to the current events insofar you want to play politics game and make others believe what you either believe or find profitable