Category: HISTORY: The Seeds Were Planted Long Long Ago
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As chaotic as it seems now, the United States of America was a genuine attempt to improve on the feudal system and its aristocratic biases. They called it a noble experiment, and it was at the time. Of course you must ignore the plight of the slaves, the native Americans and the total lack of…
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“I won’t be coming home tonight My generation will put it right We’re not just making promises That we know we’ll never keep” “Land of Confusion” Genesis That song came out in 1986 and was a protest against the proliferation of greed and abuse of power while living under the threat of nuclear annihilation –…
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“I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!” Network (1976) In regard to empires and/or powerful nations I have mentioned a few ways for them to falter or fall altogether: All manner of political machinations and treachery can displace a rightful leader without any need of overt violence; maybe an…
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The finale of the 1992 film Far and Away depicts Joseph participating in the “Land Run of 1893”. Joseph was a dirt-poor Irish immigrant, and the moment he plants his flag into the ground is a moment of great joy for him and his beloved Shannon. They have claimed this land as their own and…
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As we have seen, empires rise and fall. Some become part of a new conglomerate; some become a mere shadow of their former selves and others fade away completely. Kings, queens, czars, pharaohs, maharajas, emperors, shoguns, sheiks, Grand Poohbahs and anything else you can think of. They’re all dead and buried and the magnificent dynasties…
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Before ‘onward Christian soldiers’ was a thing those Jesus freaks were hard core pacifists! ‘Turn the other cheek’ was a strictly observed doctrine. My mind struggles to fathom the impact that kind of devotion would have on people who believed in the supernatural to such an extent. Gods, deities, witchcraft and all kinds of superstitions…
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If my amateur calculations are correct, the Zhou Dynasty in ancient China was entering its twilight years when Alexander the Great was conquering the world; a world in which China did not exist apparently. The Qin Dynasty would rise and fall; and be replaced by the Han Dynasty, all while Ancient Greece was the centre…
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First was nothingness…I can only assume, and then we’re born – Pow! ‘Welcome to the world’. No say in the matter whatsoever – How rude! There I was blissfully unaware of anything at all and now I’m here covered in blood and slime, having to breathe on my own – this is bullshit. Ouch, they…
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Conquering nearby tribes was not always a means of expansion alone. Sometimes it was necessary to eliminate hostile neighbours. Those boorish savages could be rather nasty sometimes. They might attack any unwary citizen who stumbles into their region, and they would most certainly be stealing shit from the wealthy empire every chance they got. Stealth…
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As far as I know, every empire worshiped a god or gods in some form. As they expanded, they may have invited or insisted on the conversion of their new citizens. However, the religion was a part of the empire, not the basis of it. To my knowledge there are only two major religions that…
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