RoBi3.0 said:
Yeah, hmm. I not really sure what to say to this. I don't have cable so I really can't comment on any of your impressions of those channels and shows.
Like I said I wasn't out right refuting his claim. Cracked could be 100% correct in this regard. I do know that is not always the case. Had Cracked bothered to cite sources or provide some kind of historical documentation I would not have even brought it up. Cracked didn't because their chief concern is getting readers to chuckle, not provide accurate historical commentary.
EDIT: went back over the article, as I like to double check my claims(rarely before I run my mouth off). The quoted article by Cracked did provide links to a few historical books. Obviously I haven't had time to go over them. Just thought I would point this out before someone else does.
I will also point out (even though I shouldn't have to) the extreme biased of the Cracked article to one particular point of view. That also doesn't make for accurate history.
My point was more in line with your original concession, that you shouldn't discount it just because it's made from a comedic point of view.
Though the article wasn't really biased, the point of it was to show that they weren't all saintly.
If I were to write a paper on how Hitler was a bit of a good guy, I wouldn't write about how bad he'd been I'd bring up the good things. I'd assume you already knew the bad stuff and am bringing up this other stuff to make you think about what was going on in his bonce.
The article is a "the more you know" type look, not an outright condemnation of being utterly evil. It assumes you know the good things already and doesn't seek to erase them, it just adds the less savoury bits that Nationalistic History glosses over.