#Barbarians

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Auslandsgruppe1

Daily reminder that the concept that the decadent Western Civilization is Apollonian and that Eastern civilization is Dionysian and somehow the key to "rejuvenating" the West is, in fact, a

Tim Tunden

Tim_Tunden

“The massive contempt of the ‘civilized’ for the ‘barbarians’ (who included the bulk of the labouring poor at home) rested on this feeling of demonstrated superiority.”— Hobsbawm. Age of Revolution

Shehla Rashid

Shehla_Rashid

It was fake news all along, yet you believed it. Not only did you believe it, you shared it further, because it reaffirmed your belief that the other community is

Tom Holland

holland_tom

An early night tonight, ready to get up early tomorrow to catch the tide, & build AN EVEN BETTER SANDCASTLE THAN LASY YEAR!!! https://twitter.com/holland_tom/status/1147052584521347077 A sign from the gods! A

The Glory of Religion

GloryofDeen

Good point, but lets just look at this objectively. Are Christians constantly branded as being "those who crucify themselves" and is this a ritual of theirs that a significant portion

RaviMC

RMCpost

1. US Prez Jefferson & John Adams once learned about pirates looting their ships & attacking their sailors.. For a while they didnt know why they wanted money as extortion..

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SirFrancisNoir

What Professor Joyce enlightened me to is how much European royalty were complicit in elevating ]ews above Europeans. This is something that goes all the way back to Charlemagne. Sometimes

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TheDharmicState

Why is it important for the Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains, to win against all other parties, and how to do it: thread Read this very important thread, and RT

Pedro L. Gonzalez

emeriticus

How French leadership responds to threats versus how US leadership responds to threats: After a man is beheaded in France by an Islamist, the French respond by affirming their culture,

Jeannette Ng 吳志麗

jeannette_ng

The folk etymology of 馒头(steamed bun) is an interesting illustration of cultural identity.Mantou comes frm Turkic, just as the filled dumpling itself is probably from Central Asia. There are cognates

The Glory of Religion

GloryofDeen

Why Tatbir should be frowned upon in Shia Islam [A THREAD] The argument suggesting that its medically beneficial and equivalent to the mustahab act of Hijama is weak:https://twitter.com/GloryofDeen/status/1282919286479024128?s=20 The enemie

Marta ♏🌿

xdiordepp

most iconic pictures and looks of Johnny Depp: a thread Pirates of the Caribbean premiere, 2003. Literally the most iconic look ever. Blonde hair, hat and sunglasses. The first memory

Animated Series Caps™

AnimaSeriesCaps

Upgoing Thread of Designs/Archetypes of Characters in Animated Series To Give Your Thoughts On.(Feel Free to Suggest/Add More) Buff Woman Barbarians Robots Evil Lead Protagonist Female Anthropomorphic Cats Male Anthropomorphic

save the wild

wildpakistan

Extreme Animal Cruelty#Pakistan's pigeon fanciers community continues in their quest to exterminate the country's raptors http://population.In the latest video to emerge from #punjab,this bird is being subjected to extreme torture.@Punj

Byzantine Ambassador

byzantinepower

The identity of West hinges on literary productions of Ennodius. In him we see a Latin go from mocking Germanics & loving Eastern Romans to vice versa. His fave intellectual

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_oryctolagus

My #xicheng fic threads, based on Sha Po Lang (SPL) by Priest, where Jiang Wanyin is an acclaimed General and Lan Xichen is a Prince.This is set in a warring