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The Chud Vision of Roman History

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Re: The Chud Vision of Roman History

#5
"[T]he oddity I pointed out in that piece that the chuds are both really attached to classical antiquity and also don’t know very much about it."

As a history nerd in the Bay Area tech scene, it always amazes me how so many of the e/acc, NRx, and "The West" people fit the quote above.

I think this is why Curtis Yarvin has been successful, as he states bad history with confidence to people who either don't know the difference, or have a direct interest in promoting his "The rich should rule us, actually" ideology.

Re: The Chud Vision of Roman History

#8

"[T]he oddity I pointed out in that piece that the chuds are both really attached to classical antiquity and also don’t know very much about it." As a history nerd in the Bay Area tech scene, it always amazes me how so many of the e/acc, NRx, and "The West" people fit the quote above. I think this is why Curtis Yarvin has been successful, as he states bad history with confidence to people who either don't know the di…

all history from 2000+ years ago is bad history. neither the chud nor the cuck vision of classical antiquity is anywhere near accurate. entire decades get extrapolated from a few surviving bits written a century after the events. every sentence in every history book about that era implicitly comes with "We assume that..."

Re: The Chud Vision of Roman History

#10

"[T]he oddity I pointed out in that piece that the chuds are both really attached to classical antiquity and also don’t know very much about it." As a history nerd in the Bay Area tech scene, it always amazes me how so many of the e/acc, NRx, and "The West" people fit the quote above. I think this is why Curtis Yarvin has been successful, as he states bad history with confidence to people who either don't know the di…

all history from 2000+ years ago is bad history. neither the chud nor the cuck vision of classical antiquity is anywhere near accurate. entire decades get extrapolated from a few surviving bits written a century after the events. every sentence in every history book about that era implicitly comes with "We assume that..."

Well at least we can filter out the Jeffrey of Monmouth's though.
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