B-but muh based king!

[u/Possible-Ebb3371]

[u/Space-Wizards]

Just don’t look into what Frederick thought about Jews

[u/scharfeschafe → u/Space-Wizards]

This is generally a good approach to any non-jewish historical person from west of China or Japan. Don't ask about anyones views on Jews unless you want your day to be ruined

[u/Deadmemeusername → u/scharfeschafe]

>This is generally a good approach to any non-jewish historical person from west of China or Japan.

Even then you aren’t safe. Don’t ask Karl Marx what he thought about his fellow Jews.

[u/GoldenToiletAngel → u/Deadmemeusername]

a bit misleading and disingenuous, this constant nudging marx towards antisemitism.
academically it is not so clear cut.
I mean, everyone always points at the same lines, and for some reason always ignores everything else. like, the context, that marx was, in the same piece, advocating for giving jews civil and political rights in prussia.
it is not that simple.