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So do you just close your eyes and ears and pretend history never happened, since history is mostly about rich and powerful people? Is looking at history throu

So do you just close your eyes and ears and pretend history never happened, since history is mostly about rich and powerful people? Is looking at history through the "woke" sunglasses of 2019 even enjoyable? You pass judgement on an artist who painted an event 200+ years ago using 2019's latest politically correct talking points.

JoeAltmaier 7y ago
Only the trolls are judging. I'm just now select people of the time to study, and admire art about them. I quit obsessing over the rich and powerful. All this angst over what I choose to admire and study is curious. A powerful emotion was triggered by my decision, I can see that. It says more about the trolls than about me, for sure.
- rzmnzm 7y ago
  The emotions are being triggered by you making racist comments
- dang 7y ago
  Your comment may not have been intentionally trolling but its content was trollish and provoked predictable effects. Please don't post like that to HN, or like these follow-ups, which just keep the flamewar going. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html