Do they do that? I thought it was only a thing that happened here, and on other similar places online.
My history teachers just consistently used the term “the German empire”, or just Germany, because it was easier for the students.
Leftist-Buritto on
I’ve always know it to be a Voltaire quote, didn’t know it had taken hold on Reddit so much, even if accurate.
DerGovernator on
It was holy, it was Roman and it was an Empire. It just didn’t stay that way for long, particularly for the first 2.
Hilsam_Adent on
“The Line” for me is: Nominally Christian Franco-Germanic Hegemony just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
According_Minute5071 on
Growing up is realizing it‘s Holy, Roman and an Empire
AlcoholicHistorian on
Unholy Barbarian Confederacy
MikhailBakugan on
Something something Behold a Man, everyone laugh, roll on snare, curtains.
Ice_Dragon_King on
I feel like it was though, the pope was the one who crowned the person, Rome was a part of it (sometimes)
And it had several kingdoms inside it
KorBoogaloo on
Tbh my history teacher never said this but he said: “…and then we had the HRE which was made out of as many states as there are days in a year..”
Fresh-Ice-2635 on
Man all this is just one giant circle jerk
waldleben on
tfw it was actually all three
L8_2_PartE on
I, too, remember Coffee Talk on SNL.
Lord_Laserdisc_III on
But it wasn’t tho
Artistic_Ear_664 on
I don’t actually do that…. But one time I got to say “the us entered ww2 late, because they were stalling Stalin” it was hilarious, nobody but me laughed 😝
Grovda on
HRE solos your fav noob
Natsu111 on
Me when people forget that Voltaire made this comment about the HRE as it was during his lifetime.
When you make a comment about, say, the US today, people won’t assume that you’re making a generalised comment about the entire history of the US from the late 1700s to today. You’re talking about the US as it is in 2024.
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What was it then? A Wendy’s restaurant??
Do they do that? I thought it was only a thing that happened here, and on other similar places online.
My history teachers just consistently used the term “the German empire”, or just Germany, because it was easier for the students.
I’ve always know it to be a Voltaire quote, didn’t know it had taken hold on Reddit so much, even if accurate.
It was holy, it was Roman and it was an Empire. It just didn’t stay that way for long, particularly for the first 2.
“The Line” for me is: Nominally Christian Franco-Germanic Hegemony just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Growing up is realizing it‘s Holy, Roman and an Empire
Unholy Barbarian Confederacy
Something something Behold a Man, everyone laugh, roll on snare, curtains.
I feel like it was though, the pope was the one who crowned the person, Rome was a part of it (sometimes)
And it had several kingdoms inside it
Tbh my history teacher never said this but he said: “…and then we had the HRE which was made out of as many states as there are days in a year..”
Man all this is just one giant circle jerk
tfw it was actually all three
I, too, remember Coffee Talk on SNL.
But it wasn’t tho
I don’t actually do that…. But one time I got to say “the us entered ww2 late, because they were stalling Stalin” it was hilarious, nobody but me laughed 😝
HRE solos your fav noob
Me when people forget that Voltaire made this comment about the HRE as it was during his lifetime.
When you make a comment about, say, the US today, people won’t assume that you’re making a generalised comment about the entire history of the US from the late 1700s to today. You’re talking about the US as it is in 2024.