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[–] scbasteve7@lemm.ee 76 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The meme format doesn't really work, but the joke they're trying to make is that even though they did all these terrible things, it was never because of religion. In fact, they just didn't give a fuck in what you believed in. Genghis even allowed religious figures to be exempt from taxation.

[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And let's be honest: the Mongolians were probably not worse than any other invader. War, destruction, looting and raping is kind of par for the course for most civilizations in history.

[–] scbasteve7@lemm.ee 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Honestly from the limited knowledge I have, Mongolians seemed to be the one of the chillest of invaders. They gave you a clear choice, let us rule you or die. And once they ruled you they allowed many freedoms that crusaders and colonizers didn't. Their tactics were brutal and I think that's why people see them as so evil.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Mongolians seemed to be the one of the chillest of invaders.

Literal mountains of skulls...

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For every mountain of skulls there were 10 villages that decided Mongolian rule wasn't so bad.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

...in comparison to the mountain of skulls, that were likely raped before they died.

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The Skull Throne ain't gonna build itself

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

TBF, the Mongolian invasions are literally what gave birth to Khorne

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Mongolians were the OG (original grimdark)

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

I will take the third option

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well sure, but they were really good at it all