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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Airjer Heart Issues
« Last post by Frodo on Today at 08:58:21 AM »
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The O' Club / Re: The American Revolution - Ken Burns
« Last post by AKKuya on Today at 08:39:29 AM »You're talking about a subject without the real culprit. The vast majority of the population was illiterate until the last century and a half. Poor knowledge was passed on verbally.
Local kingdoms that turned into nation-states. They didn't set up a unified history among the various governments. It was an ego-centric sense of early nationalism. Each one believes they were in the right.
Generations of people carried on these beliefs well into the New World. Cultures clashed. Misinformation ruled the day.
In 2025, we can use 20/20 hindsight to see what went wrong. We can't apply today's standards to a time we weren't part of.
Local kingdoms that turned into nation-states. They didn't set up a unified history among the various governments. It was an ego-centric sense of early nationalism. Each one believes they were in the right.
Generations of people carried on these beliefs well into the New World. Cultures clashed. Misinformation ruled the day.
In 2025, we can use 20/20 hindsight to see what went wrong. We can't apply today's standards to a time we weren't part of.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Airjer Heart Issues
« Last post by mERv on Today at 08:36:56 AM »Fair winds airjer
Like Pipz, he was always there, it wont be the same.
No it will not...
And not the sams without you too
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The O' Club / Re: The American Revolution - Ken Burns
« Last post by CptTrips on Today at 08:04:35 AM »They were considered “Germans” in the 1600s before Germany unified.
And the Holy Roman Empire wasn't much of any of those three.
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The O' Club / Re: The American Revolution - Ken Burns
« Last post by fudgums on Today at 08:01:02 AM »They keep calling the Hessians Germans. Germany hadn’t been invented yet, they were from the Holy Roman Empire. That’s like referring to Spaniards as Iberians.
They were considered “Germans” in the 1600s before Germany unified.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Airjer Heart Issues
« Last post by LCADolby on Today at 06:58:55 AM »Fair winds airjer
Like Pipz, he was always there, it wont be the same.
Like Pipz, he was always there, it wont be the same.
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Airjer Heart Issues
« Last post by 99capera on Today at 06:06:26 AM »R.I.P. airjer
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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Airjer Heart Issues
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