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Leftist historians have, after decades, finally overreached.
In recent weeks, multiple articles have made insane claims: Elagabalus was trans, black women were the biggest victims of the plague in England, etc.
And… nobody has cared.
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In recent weeks, multiple articles have made insane claims: Elagabalus was trans, black women were the biggest victims of the plague in England, etc.
And… nobody has cared.
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For the past few years, these absurd claims and re-definitions have garnered attention and outrage as people lament that our historical institutions have been taken over by nutjobs.
Now, they’re just disregarded as crazy people spouting lowbrow propaganda.
And rightfully so.
Now, they’re just disregarded as crazy people spouting lowbrow propaganda.
And rightfully so.
I see this as part of a larger shift away from trusting institutions for historical knowledge.
More people are looking into old books, and learning to disregard any vaguely-liberal interpretation of the past.
This is progress — we are reviving old narratives and building anew.
More people are looking into old books, and learning to disregard any vaguely-liberal interpretation of the past.
This is progress — we are reviving old narratives and building anew.
What’s more is that proper histories are getting far more attention on social media than revisionism out of the Guardian, BBC, etc.
This is why they screech about @elonmusk’s takeover of X — in a fair environment, traditional media loses every time against social media.
This is why they screech about @elonmusk’s takeover of X — in a fair environment, traditional media loses every time against social media.
https://twitter.com/cliff_swan/status/1727031829147029892
And here’s another example — a true history of Elagabalus, with a takedown of his ridiculous “transification” and lionization.
https://twitter.com/ccrowley100/status/1727211122132996522
In general, the trend is toward a rightful distrust of mainstream institutions — but people’s interest in academic topics has not waned, and is instead applied toward more interesting and truthful alternatives.
Consider @costin_eats’ book, which sold incredibly well.
Consider @costin_eats’ book, which sold incredibly well.
The future of news, history, and philosophy is outside of institutions.
We are winning!
We are winning!
By the way, if you are interested in supporting this sort of dissident, outsider history, below is my newest project:
https://twitter.com/0xalaric/status/1722699792541745247
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