tricksterhare:

smuganimebitch:

so someone just said they’re “really interested in history” how careful do you have to be?

 “i just think history is interesting in general! i’m not interested in any specific part of it”: this person is most likely safe. never drop your guard though

“i’m interested in this specific subject or time period in history. (ex. ancient egypt,  the golden age of piracy, the history of the printing press”: still probably safe. be on the lookout for certain risky historical subjects. you should know them you see them 

“i’m really into WW2 history”: this is the caution zone, there’s plenty of valid reasons to be into WW2, but if they start talking about how Operation Sealion totally could have succeeded, it’s time to abort

 “i’m specifically into roman history, the crusades, prussian military history, and WW2”: danger! do NOT talk about history with this person. in fact, do not talk to this person at all. you will regret it, you do not want to know what they think of the treaty of versailles or why germany lost the first world war

For anyone who doesn’t know Operation Sealion is a very good barometer specifically because you have to be a Nazi to think of it as anything but a complete joke. 

The plan was to essentially tow a load of old river barges carrying troops across the english channel directly into the gaping maw of the Royal Navy and RAF. 

Whatever troops not killed or drowned during the crossing would have been slaughtered on the beaches by the complex and vicious system of coastal defences.