i like the “no Nazis in Valhalla” phrase because Valhalla is an idea, not a real thing. but let’s not pretend vikings were good people just to spite Nazis. you’re just doing the same mythologizing.
They were people. There were good ones and bad ones. Some might help with the laundry, some might blow a gasket for being reminded to clean up after dinner, some would be cried over and missed because they went out to sea and never came home. Generalising any culture or group in one direction or the other isn’t encouraging informed discussion.
Nazis, however, are unequivocally bad, 'mkay?
i like the “no Nazis in Valhalla” phrase because Valhalla is an idea, not a real thing. but let’s not pretend vikings were good people just to spite Nazis. you’re just doing the same mythologizing.
They were people. There were good ones and bad ones. Some might help with the laundry, some might blow a gasket for being reminded to clean up after dinner, some would be cried over and missed because they went out to sea and never came home. Generalising any culture or group in one direction or the other isn’t encouraging informed discussion. Nazis, however, are unequivocally bad, 'mkay?
The difference here is that nazis are a political movement, vikings were an actual whole ass culture.
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