Elegant and thoughtful essay on what we talk about when we talk about history. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you!
On of the things I always try to remember about history is that all past events were once in the future. It sounds obvious, but it is exceedingly difficult to study history with the same mindset as those who made it. Unlike us, they didn't know what would happen.
I got a laugh out of the Conan picture. I honestly had no idea that Schwarzenegger was a Cimmerian and Wilt Chamberlain was a Kiffian.
It was a good article. History is supposed to be an unbiased recitation of our past, but as we all know, history is largely written by the victors or the corrupt.
Take, for instance, Afghanistan. There were a million Buddhas that once graced the countryside, but the Muslims that reside there now (Most specifically the Taliban) have blown them up. These same regressive desert-born rats also blatantly blow up pre-Muslim sites and destroy ancient hanging gardens and temples. They even move into new areas and destroy or repurpose cathedrals, thus eradicating history.
Elegant and thoughtful essay on what we talk about when we talk about history. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you!
On of the things I always try to remember about history is that all past events were once in the future. It sounds obvious, but it is exceedingly difficult to study history with the same mindset as those who made it. Unlike us, they didn't know what would happen.
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I got a laugh out of the Conan picture. I honestly had no idea that Schwarzenegger was a Cimmerian and Wilt Chamberlain was a Kiffian.
It was a good article. History is supposed to be an unbiased recitation of our past, but as we all know, history is largely written by the victors or the corrupt.
Take, for instance, Afghanistan. There were a million Buddhas that once graced the countryside, but the Muslims that reside there now (Most specifically the Taliban) have blown them up. These same regressive desert-born rats also blatantly blow up pre-Muslim sites and destroy ancient hanging gardens and temples. They even move into new areas and destroy or repurpose cathedrals, thus eradicating history.