"History will judge them harshly."
Do you really think that matters to them? They'll be long gone when History--which can't judge anything, it can only be recorded and people learn/remember what took place--"judges" them.
And it'll be too late by then anyway. And they don't care. At all.
Can we maybe choose a different phrase? Like, say, "These vile fascists are total assholes who are destroying democracy and need to be stopped STAT"? How's that?
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2/ IOW, History isn't a person. It doesn't "judge." People do, based on what took place and was recorded.
I find phrases like this to be a lazy way of calling out the bad guys. Just call out the bad guys, FFS.
And btw, again, the bad guys don't care one bit how "History" will "judge" them, esp. because "History" can't judge anything.
Sorry, rambling. I'm in a mood.
3/ Your replies have been great. But I apparently wasn’t clear.
My gripes: The trite phrase “History will judge”: meaningless, lazy default (sort of like my other pet peeve, “Are you surprised?”). I was sharing my annoyance at attributing human qualities to a written record as if it were able to “judge.”
WE should judge NOW, then VOTE.
Other gripe: those written up by historians will be dead/buried and don’t care what will be documented.
I was NOT addressing fascism or how to deal with it.
Another point: history is written by the victors, so if Trump and his ilk carry the day, history will sing their praises — or else.
@Leisureguy Oh, no biggie, I was just letting you know.
I always appreciate your feedback.
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