It's like how El Cid gets trotted out as a national symbol of anti muslim bigotry. Like he spent half his life fighting for Muslim masters and the other half fighting for Christian ones.

[–] Crucible@hexbear.net 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Learning about El Cid as a kid led me to learning about Al Andalus and developing a life long fascination with Islam. I think I'm doing this great man history thing wrong

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 28 points 3 weeks ago

You were supposed to become more racist, not realise our ethnonationalist mythos ks flawed. doggirl-growl

[–] huf@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Skorzeny

[–] deforestgump@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

How did no one cap this fool before 1975?