3 ms·
It's hard to study the 30 years war in such a way as to conclude that the movers and shakers of Europe were all angels
by bgilroy26 10y ago
It's hard to study the 30 years war in such a way as to conclude that the movers and shakers of Europe were all angels
- jwhitlark 10y agoI believe his point is that Europeans don't occupy a unique point on the moral spectrum, either positive or negative.
- briholt 10y agoThey certainly weren't angels, but neither were the Chinese or Arabs or Africans or Aztecs or any other large group of humans at the time. Though maybe we can grant exceptions to small, isolated groups.