It’s often said that if you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it. So what’s an example of a country or leader not learning from history and thus repeated the mistakes of the past?

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Edmond · Accepted Answer

The British against the Russians at the battle of Balaklava. Misscommunication, resulting in British Calvary charging straight at their machine guns, resulting in the death and slaughter of the whole battalion.  60 years later the British did the same again at the battle of the Somme. Due to the shelling of the Germans and the confusion of orders they all ended up charging. 10's of thousands died, resulting in the biggest military defeat for the British ever. I love my country, but we have a bad tendency of when we don't know what to do, just charge at them. ( too much pride which ends up being our downfall. Double edged sword )

Sturgis · Answer

In 1979, the USSR invaded Afghanistan. Was a total disaster, they could never take real control of the country and after many years and a shitload of dollars and lives lost, had to retreat back home, leaving the taliban in charge. In 2001, the USA invaded Afghanistan. Was a total disaster, they could never take real control of the country and after many years and a shitload of dollars and lives lost, had to retreat back home, leaving the taliban in charge.

TAMESHA · Answer

USA under Trump right now!

Any · Answer

Argentina

Hilppa · Answer

England got their butts kicked by us Yankees in the American Revolution and yet still came back for more only three decades later. BTW I still blame Jefferson for the War of 1812 and nothing will ever change that.

shabnam · Answer

Every leader and country to this day. Example: War.

Noam · Answer

Making more money

sylwia · Answer

"1860: The Confederates advocate "states' rights," tie it to a barbaric practice (slavery), fight a war over it, lose, and wipe out whatever legitimacy states' rights may have had in in American Constitutional law. 1939: The Nazis advocate "eugenics," tie it to a barbaric practice (concentration camps), fight a war over it, lose, and wipe out whatever legitimacy eugenics may have had. "

TONETTE · Answer

"The entire Western world is currently repeating a host of mistakes of the past. For example many people are sympathetic to Communism and Socialism, while claiming that whatever happened in the past was "not real Communism". We've seen that shit about 100 years ago. They are fighting for unchecked immigration, forgetting what ended the Roman Empire. The list is long, but there's little point continuing. By this time half of the people here are screeching accusations towards me. "

Nannie · Answer

In the 1920s the far right in Germany started to grow and got stronger, while the other parties of parliament kept their politics the way they were. Everybody knows the result. In 2020 the far right in Germany has grown and got stronger, while the other parties of parliament are keeping their politics the way it has been for the last decade, which basically was the reason the far right Party was founded at all.  100 years. And yet this shit starts to go down again.

Anna-Katriina · Answer

Having children

Lyndel · Answer

Socialism, every time...

Enni-Sofia · Answer

Serious: Trump/Hitler.

Simone Frey · Answer

America: Provides weapons to militants fighting the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. The Soviet Afghanistan campaign is a disaster. Also America: Fights Afghan militants in a disastrous never-ending war in Afghanistan.

Ainoliina · Answer

Ask me again in November.

Grethel · Answer

Every time a government somehow sells tax-cuts to the rich/big companies (aka Trickle-Down Economics) to the populace, the average citizen is doomed to get fucked by it yet again.

Katharina Trommler · Answer

Someone's trying to get us to do his homework!

Edgardo · Answer

Hitler invaded Russia in the winter and reapeted the same mistake as Napoleon In addition, he fought in 2 fronts the west against Britain and the east against Russia which was the same mistake the germans did in world war 1

Tuula-Anneli · Answer

America and Rome.

It’s often said that if you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it. So what’s an example of a country or leader not learning from history and thus repeated the mistakes of the past?

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