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1. "History will judge them" isn't an idle prediction; it's a rallying cry.

Reply to xocetaceans (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 08:11 PM

Dec 22

History is written by the victors.

"History will judge them" is a motivator for victims of tyranny to triumph and wield the pen of history and cast the tyrants into the pits of historical hell.

It's a call for action.

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"History Will Judge Them." No It Won't. [View all] xocetaceans Dec 22 OP

"History will judge them" isn't an idle prediction; it's a rallying cry. unblock Dec 22 #1

Perhaps: I can see that as a possible interpretation, but the evidence does not seem to square with that account. n/t xocetaceans Dec 22 #2

Oh, History Will Judge Our Govt War Criminals. The PROBLEM.... ColoringFool Dec 22 #3

Sometimes History takes its time. Collimator Dec 22 #4

Yep... littlemissmartypants Dec 22 #5

W is still basically contemporaneous TimeToGo Dec 22 #6

I'm a historian róisín_dubh Dec 22 #7