#Civilization

N. K. Jemisin

nkjemisin

A late-afternoon revision-mode thought: People ask me sometimes why I'm so *blatant* re racism and other bigotries, in my fiction. Wouldn't a more subtle approach work? Answer: No. A more

Hillel Neuer

HillelNeuer

Never before in the history of U.S. news networks did a journalist distort the Holocaust for political purposes as Amanpour just did on on CNN & PBS.No, @camanpour, the Nazi

Pedro L. Gonzalez

emeriticus

1. The right needs to avoid returning to the GOP/conservative outrage trap, i.e., "support us to stop socialism/Democrat racism!"2. Trump needs to be separated from the right because all he

Steven Salaita

stevesalaita

If you support (or signed) the Harper's letter, don't invoke me as an example of somebody who was "cancelled." My academic career was systematically destroyed by the same institutional forces

Agniras (Gems of Indology)

GemsOfIndology

#Thread excerpts from 1811 English writer Richard Hey How #britishers plan to 'CIVILIZE' 'Uncivilized-Indians' I wrote this thread for my own knowledge you may read on and see #conversion is

KSGeekMan

KSGeekMan

Palpatine from the Star Wars prequels was one of the greatest villains.1. Create a false threat by playing on the fears of a segment of the population. .... 2.Manipulate a

g katyan misra

kamlesm

Bullcattle breed in India, when i saw this at National Museum & as had read in books about it, i felt what type of cattles must be living that time,

Rep. Fred Deutsch

FredDeutsch

Best floor speech in my five years in the legislature comes from 29 y/o freshman legislator on the Birth Certificate Bill:I rise today to speak in support of this bill

Craig A. Carter

CraigACarter1

1/6. At the end of Reformed Dogmatics vol. 3, chapter 2, "The Spread of Sin," Bavinck strings together a long list of quotes from non-Xian that show tremendous disdain for

Faith Naff #ThankYouBlackWomen

FaithNaff

Years before I transitioned, I once told my mom, very casually, that I thought skirts looked comfortable and fun to wear. Her reaction was instantaneous and harsh. "PLEASE don't let

Peter Townley

TownleyPeter

Lore-wise, my favorite thing about Rogue One is the religious devotees on Jedha and what their presence suggests about the Empire. I think the similarity between the pilgrims and the

Justice for Rinku Sharma 🚩🚩

HelloNNewman

1/n #WhitePrivilege For all busybodies in US, UK & Canada 1. India is a sovereign country. Let them create their laws and govern 2. If you must, Before opening your

Zero HP Lovecraft

0x49fa98

A common misconception is that morality is "caring for your fellow man," but if in our time together I could persuade you of only one thing, my friends, I would

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zei_squirrel

anti-"woke" liberals do the same for the same reason: their social function as members of the professional media class is to divert attention to meaningless spectacles. it also helps both

Jason Blakely

jasonwblakely

Proposition: “Western Civilization” does not signify a coherent political, ethical, or philosophical program.Aquinas, Marx, Homer, Jesus, Nietzsche, Benedict, Hobbes & Plato etc. mark rival traditions & ways of life.The main

Scott Mansfield

scotts_table

I’ve been playing a lot of Bios:Origins @IonGameDesign. What Origins does better than any civilization game I’ve played is to tell the long story. Cities and your Migrants are expendable,

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