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> Nobody wants neo-Nazis shrines. Ironic, considering the Pyramids at Giza are literal monuments to slavery. Free speech -- i.e. the free exchange of ideas, e
by dvt 4y ago
> Nobody wants neo-Nazis shrines.
Ironic, considering the Pyramids at Giza are literal monuments to slavery.
Free speech -- i.e. the free exchange of ideas, ergo the natural extension of freedom of thought -- is a fundamental and transcendental ideal, and it's a hill I've died on and gotten downvoted for plenty of times. Germany, Nazis, and the USA probably won't be around 200 millennia from now, but the ideal of free speech certainly will. We think too much of ourselves and of our times.
- kybernetikos 4y agoAccording to some things I've read, the latest view is that slave labor was not primarily used for building the Pyramid at Giza. Wikipedia suggests 'conscripted laborers' as the main workers.
- zen_1 4y agoHave you tried moving the pyramids? Pretty difficult I hear :) On a more serious note, when I went to see the pyramids, the guide pointed out several rows of nearby tombs for the laborers who built the things, talked about how they were free skilled laborers, and in fact treated quite well (for the time at least).