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Passionate about complaining about Warhammer.
Catholic, socialist, and an LGBT+ ally.
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Not knowing history. Thinking that "scientific advancement" is somehow easily quantifiable like research points per turn in a 4X. Ignoring the world outside of Europe. Demotivational poster format.
I have to believe a kid made this because anyone above voting age taking it seriously is too much to consider
Unfortunately the "medieval dark ages" meme is well established in adults too. Commerce and innovation were bustling here in Italy and yet it's pretty common for people to think that the middle ages were an age of superstition on involution. It doesn't help that school (at least when I was a student) does nothing to dispel this notion. I too was convinced of it until I discovered a newfound interest for history in the recent years
Yeah, turns out people churning history school books for schools aren't doing their best.
First time I've heard of Protestant Work Ethic was in my history class.
IN FUCKING LITHUANIA.
infamous speculator known for their insistence that all religions can be traced back to volcano-worship
I can see that this is going to be A Read. Thank you.
The dark ages were not a complete myth, but had a lot more factors (and religion wasn't part of it).
I have no idea why that myth stuck so strongly though.
In the other hand, religion is exactly what propelled the Islamic Golden Age which CO continued until the Mongol Invasion put the ball back into the West's court (who gave it to the US after WW1).
If anything, religion gas always been a harbinger of progress and scientific discovery until it solidifies and become the domain of conservatives.
The way I heard it explained that either Renaissance or Elightment dorks were big Greek/Romeaboos and wanted to show their shit to be The Advanced Continuation Of Classic Values vs. The Dirty Christian Middle Ages.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to invent scientific racism to justify colonialism.
...also, recognizing the Islamic Golden Age requires knowing history and saying something good about Muslims, something that early 2000s internet would never do.
The fetishization of the Greeks by the Renaissance was a curious phenomenon, only eclipsed by the fetishization of Rome in the Pre-Industrial age.
I feel now that saying anything positive about any religion is a faux pas these days.
Well, it doesn't help that the laudest religous voices these days are the most base reactionaries calling for things to be worse.
Though I feel that the situation is somewhat better than it was in the oughts/early teens
