What's interesting is that when you get into the post-war period, many of the narratives in books and movies conclude that if you killed Hitler, you're actually going to make history worse. — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
Originally the premise of killing Hitler was fueled by deep traumatic feelings of wishing and fantasizing that if only things had been different, we… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
The first step to get people interested in history is to wonder how things could have been different. — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
Americans and British respondents don't want to let the German people off the hook. They make the case that if you get rid of… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
What I have learned from studying counterfactual history is that the law of unintended consequences always kicks in no matter how secure you are… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
In times of uncertainty, we tend to move away from deterministic world views. And when we try to find moral footing for our actions,… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
If you're a website and you want to get attention, you can Hiterlize anything. — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
What's interesting is that when you get into the post-war period, many of the narratives in books and movies conclude that if you killed… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
Most people experience history as one damn fact after another in high school. But if you can wonder, "Wow, what if the US hadn't… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
The Germans tend to like to blame the Nazi experience on one man who can be scapegoated. If you pile all the blame onto… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
