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X @Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo· 2025-12-01 16:16
Historical Analysis - Between 1530 and 1780, an estimated 1250000 (1.25 million) white Europeans were captured by Muslim Barbary corsairs [1] - White societies were the first to end the practice of slavery [2] Social Commentary - The report suggests that Western education should include the history of white Europeans being enslaved [1] - The report highlights that slavery still exists in some African countries [2]
X @The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal· 2025-11-28 15:35
The roots of American slavery precede early modern European thought and extend back to Greece and Rome. https://t.co/3iUNXIZs5f ...
How tourism shapes a place's history | Alyssa Talley | TEDxVictoria
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-27 18:00
Have you ever planned a vacation using an online travel platform. Maybe you wanted to check out what the popular attractions were or book a tour wherever you were going. They can be great tools to help you explore a new city or give you some insight before visiting an unfamiliar country.Historic places are often at the top of these sites. You might see things like castles, old temples, or heritage houses, and these places have always been a favorite of mine when I'm traveling. I was at this old villa in Eur ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-11-26 23:20
Three hundred years after the murder of Zumbi dos Palmares, who led the largest settlement for runaway slaves in history, Brazilians are becoming increasingly interested in their African roots https://t.co/4FnjZ332Ea ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-11-24 19:31
Slave Trade - The country imported the largest number of African slaves [1]
X @Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo· 2025-11-18 05:49
RT Whatifalthist (@whatifalthist)One of the horrifying things I realized was Socialism was basically voting public’s begging to have serfdom again. This was something that was widely said during the early USSR, which was called “the second serfdom” by Russian peasants. In both there’s no private property, everything is collective and under total ownership by a repressive state. Russia was unusually bad as serfdom went, with High Medieval Western Europe being way better than either.What the Socialist says wh ...
X @Elon Musk
Elon Musk· 2025-11-17 23:12
Political Ideologies - Socialism is likened to a form of serfdom where the public begs for it, drawing parallels to the early USSR [1] - Socialist systems are criticized for leading to a lack of individual choice, property, and competition, ultimately resulting in a state-enforced work environment similar to slavery [2] - Feudal lords are portrayed as potentially more benevolent than socialist states due to the impersonal nature of the latter [3] Historical Comparisons - Early USSR was referred to as "the second serfdom" by Russian peasants due to the absence of private property and total state ownership [1] - Serfdom in Russia is considered worse than in High Medieval Western Europe [1]
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Andrew Tate· 2025-11-11 12:31
RT THE REAL WORLD (@jointrw_)Slavery was never abolished, they just rebranded it.You think you're "free" because you don't have a master.But your master is the $1,500 rent payment due at the end of each monthYour master is the $47,000 in student debt collecting interest.Your master is the car payment, the insurance, the phone bill, the credit card minimum.You're still chained."They" just did a damn good job at making sure you don't know about it. ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-11-01 15:04
By the middle of the 19th century, the four million people of African descent in the U.S. made it the largest slave society in the world https://t.co/Da3bDuEZfj ...