The Mad Revisionist
The Mad Revisionist's "The Parthenon: A Post-Hellenistic Fabrication" is an interesting piece, of which there are many different arguments are made in order to prove "that there is no apparent evidence that (the Parthenon) was the majestic temple which the authorities claim." The Mad Revisionist is an individual who puts an extraordinary amount of effort into poking fun at Holocaust revisionists, but, at the same time, he also indirectly poses another intriguing question: What if this is true? You cannot completely ignore revisionism, even though much of what they argue may appear to be 'inaccurate'. The Mad Revisionist uses a variety of techniques and a heavy dose of sarcasm in order to accomplish this feat. There are also dangers that accompany this 'branch' of history, the foremost being the possibility that there is truth to these theories. The Mad Revisionist uses a number of different techniques to prove his Parthenon fabrication theory. They range from simple sarcasm to finding a weakness in the story and blowing it wide open, not unlike a crack in the sidewalk. For example, the Mad Revisionist, when delving for an answer to th
There are only two dangers than can be associated with the revisionist history of the Mad Revisionist. The first danger is the slim chance that the Mad Revisionist may actually be right. If this is the case, then it could have major repercussions throughout not just history but all of society. Mind you, this also raises the issue that revisionism might not be dangerous; it might just be the truth. The other danger is that the revisionism may end up attacking a group or organization that may not respond kindly to this kind of treatment. The status of the Parthenon should be rather irrelevant to the importance of the Parthenon and the Acropolis and the things learned from its very existence. It is tantamount to saying that the only gas chamber left standing at Auschwitz was a building that may have contained actual showers. As for the Revisionist's final technique, it is one used throughout this essay, as well as the Mad Revisionist's website, sarcasm. There is any number of examples of sarcasm throughout his text Another technique used by the Mad Revisionist is to point out obscure inconsistencies that are probably essentially mea
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Approximate Word count = 773
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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