Timeline for Was Frederick II of Hohenstaufen really a medieval Dr. Mengele?
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| Jun 19, 2020 at 18:01 | comment | added | Mayo | @Robusto - last paragraph. Or did I misread that? | |
| Jun 19, 2020 at 16:16 | comment | added | Robusto | @Mayo: Where did I mention swiftboating? | |
| Jun 19, 2020 at 14:40 | comment | added | Mayo | @Robusto - "Swiftboating" doesn't apply here. Kerry made a claim "just ask my fellow swiftboat captains" and they close to unanimously disagreed with his claim. That's Swiftboating. | |
| Feb 18, 2020 at 16:56 | comment | added | Luiz | But he was not a saint, Daniel-Rops even tells that he raped his wife on wedding night (marriage contract was signed when she was 11 years-old with the understanding that the marriage would not be consummated for a few years) AND her cousin who was sent with her to make company to the child-bride. I do not think he would have any qualms about experimenting with death row prisoners or orphaned peasant children | |
| Feb 18, 2020 at 16:47 | comment | added | Luiz | considering the various nasty execution methods for criminals in medieval times, these are mild experiments. They do not necessary imply long, excruciatingly painful deaths, the casket one might even use a prisoner that was dying for any reason, including other torture method. Any prisoner in the death row would gladly choose to participate in these experiments instead, e.g., of going to the wheel. About the children, it is easy to critique when you have knowledge enough to know the outcome. | |
| May 13, 2016 at 10:40 | comment | added | Ne Mo | @Mark the reference to Mengele is totally justified as a characterisation of these allegations. | |
| May 11, 2016 at 1:50 | answer | added | James Payne | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jan 15, 2016 at 21:17 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackHistory/status/688107845569478656 | ||
| Jan 14, 2016 at 21:19 | answer | added | jjack | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 14:12 | comment | added | Robusto | @MarkC.Wallace: The narrative is already in question. That second sentence in the Wikipedia quote alludes to it, and every time I have encountered the reference it has been cast into doubt even as it is being put forth. Now, what exactly is hyperbolic about my reference (singular) to a single Nazi? If the "experiments" Frederick had carried out were fairly recorded, they would certainly be tantamount to the kind of soulless cruelty Mengele practiced, so any reference to such deeds would be facts, not exaggerations, and drawing a comparison between the two figures would not be invidious at all. | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 13:14 | comment | added | MCW♦ | If you're going to question a narrative, please provide a reason why.. You've cited one source, and then invoked Godwin's law. Is there a reason you doubt the source/narrative? If you're just looking to confirm or deny the existing narrative, the hyperbolic references to Nazi's undermine your question. | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 4:25 | answer | added | MAGolding | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 7, 2012 at 14:01 | vote | accept | Robusto | ||
| Oct 28, 2011 at 15:33 | answer | added | Steven Drennon | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 26, 2011 at 0:47 | history | asked | Robusto | CC BY-SA 3.0 |