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Enduring the Misfortunes of Others
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- History Impossible
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- Jul 20, 2026
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- 5122
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Summary
After a bit of a hiatus, History Impossible is back with another special episode, this time looking at the phenomenon of outsourcing responsibility for bigotry and injustice at home to foreign powers. Whether it is the current blame for rising antisemitism in the United States being attributed to Israel’s actions in its ongoing wars with various Islamic states, or, as we’ll see, the tolerance and even approval of interning American citizens for the actions of warmongering empires during the Second World War, the picture is the same: no one taking responsibility for their feelings and beliefs that would otherwise be considered socially unacceptable. This is a bit of a heavy one, and part polemic-part history, but it was just something I needed to get off my chest, so thank you again for all of your support and patience. ... History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider donating today if you want to show some love for what I do and make and what to help keep the show and all my written content going: David Adamcik Monica Almirall David Alsbach Gregg Anderson approso1999 Rajan Athul Robert Babeon Michael Beach Benjamin Greg Bosai Johannes Breitsameter Carol ABC Carol Chappelle Charles C Chomo the Clown Curtis Christiansen Jason Coleman Clayton Connell Click Cliffydeuce CR Craig Crawford B.Cyr daddygorgon Danny Lynda Davis Paul DeCoster Regina Dick-Endrizzi Neil Dickens Nathan Diehl Bob Downing Dramicas Martin E. Eastone Gavin Edwards Snow Farmer Howie Feltersnatch Matt Gassner Pierre Ghazarian Josh Goedert Elena Gomel Sam Graham Jayson Griesmeyer Nathan Grote Benjamin Hamilton Peter Hauck Jack Henneman Eric Hodges Mike Jarulic Joe6245 Lionel Joseph Thomas Justesen Mike Kalnins Bryn Kaufman…