To learn history, read kid's books on historical topics. They're more interesting, leave out the miserable 'intellectualization' of History, and often are more informative. I have a degree in History; I'll always look for kid's books on a topic first. You will learn much more and stay awake doing it.
"See, some of the socialist institutions in European countries work very well, and did so for a very long time, such as public healthcare in places like France and Germany. (That’s just a simple fact. Resist the urge to argue against it.)"
Glad to find somebody else who will say so. I realise and respect that there's a long Anglo-American tradition of opposing state intrusion into one's private life, unjust taxation etc, but I switch off when modern rightists--usually North Americans--persistently and hysterically identify 'woke' with 'SOCIALISM!!!!' (or even 'COMMUNISM!!!!'). It's a dumb, parochial meme that should be put to rest.
To be fair, sometimes it's really just a cultural artifact when Americans use such terms for "evil government overreach". One man's communism is another man's fachism is another man's globalism. But it depends on context, and I often feel the same. Especially since "woke" clearly comes from and is imposed on the rest of the world by America!
The willful destruction of long-standing historical nations for the sake of ARE ECONOMY is one of the gravest yet least acknowledged varieties of evil in our rotting civilization.
To learn history, read kid's books on historical topics. They're more interesting, leave out the miserable 'intellectualization' of History, and often are more informative. I have a degree in History; I'll always look for kid's books on a topic first. You will learn much more and stay awake doing it.
"See, some of the socialist institutions in European countries work very well, and did so for a very long time, such as public healthcare in places like France and Germany. (That’s just a simple fact. Resist the urge to argue against it.)"
Glad to find somebody else who will say so. I realise and respect that there's a long Anglo-American tradition of opposing state intrusion into one's private life, unjust taxation etc, but I switch off when modern rightists--usually North Americans--persistently and hysterically identify 'woke' with 'SOCIALISM!!!!' (or even 'COMMUNISM!!!!'). It's a dumb, parochial meme that should be put to rest.
To be fair, sometimes it's really just a cultural artifact when Americans use such terms for "evil government overreach". One man's communism is another man's fachism is another man's globalism. But it depends on context, and I often feel the same. Especially since "woke" clearly comes from and is imposed on the rest of the world by America!
Quite so
The willful destruction of long-standing historical nations for the sake of ARE ECONOMY is one of the gravest yet least acknowledged varieties of evil in our rotting civilization.