The internet is a scary place
You know there is almost no hope for us when you can’t watch a documentary about the Second World War on youtube without some douche bag standing up for Hitler and starting flame wars with everyone.
Ugh.
History is philosophy teaching by examples.
Historical experience is written in blood and iron.
That’s what they originally looked like. When the Pyramids were built, they were covered by white marble flag stones. When the sun hit them they could be seen for miles around.
When Egypt was conquered by the Arabs in the Middle Ages, the flag stones were ripped off and used to make the masques of Cairo.