Tag: History
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Thucydides First Draft
Alright, buckle the f* up, because I’m Thucydides, an Athenian, and I decided to write down the complete and total fing sshow that was the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians. Why? Because the moment these dumbasses threw the first punch, I was dead certain this was gonna be the biggest fing war anyone…
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The Grand Design
A shadow play, this whole goddamn American hustle. Big men in their smoke-filled rooms, puppeteers with blood-diamond rings, jerking the strings of a nation built on the backs of the tired and yearning. They spin dreams of El Dorados across the briny expanse, luring the huddled masses with snake-oil promises and the glint of illusory…
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Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, was a man marinated in vice. Wine, a crimson serpent, coiled around his mornings, slithered through lunch, and tightened its grip at dinner. Beer, a frothy trollop yeasty serpent, slithered down his gullet between courses, leaving a trail of burps that could curdle milk. And cigarettes, glowing embers of…
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Enter Byzantium
We’re entering the Byzantium era of the American empire We’re entering the Byzantine era of the American empire 1945-1991 Republic – Superpower with a conscience. – Cold War theatrics. – Pretend rules mattered. 1991-2024: Empire – Global sheriff, no oversight. – Power trip, overreach. – Cracks show, ignored them. 2024- : Hellenistic/Byzantium Era – Shift…
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All Writing Is Re-writing
The idea that all writing is rewriting is a popular adage in the world of literature, and it certainly holds true for historians. As they piece together the events of the past and create narratives that make sense of it all, historians are in effect re-writing the past in a way that helps us better…