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Exactly, I wanted to point out Nazi _wanted_ to be similar to Romans (as well as way more ancient Germanic people of the HRE, having no connection with Romans.
by deepsun 1y ago
Exactly, I wanted to point out Nazi _wanted_ to be similar to Romans (as well as way more ancient Germanic people of the HRE, having no connection with Romans.
Italian fashists also used a lot of Roman symbolism, but it's understandable because history.
- margalabargala 1y agoFair. Back to your original point, I would argue plenty of tourism exists for both regimes, focused on what the regime was best known for. The Romans were known for being an advanced for their time civilization that pioneered many innovations that are still in use today in similar forms. While other things like their tortures existed, it's not how they exist in our cultural consciousness. People tour Nazi sites that are representative of their place in our cultural consciousness as well, e.g. Auschwitz. Things like the Autobahn are not toured in the same way by WWII aficionados, because that's not their place in the cultural consciousness. The reality on the ground of "who was worse" is not really relevant, the overwhelming force is how they are remembered.