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brickmuppet.mee.nuThe Brickmuppet: August 18, 2016

Historical Perspective

 

The U.S. shows up at 14:25.

 

History of the World: Every Year

Note that during the time represented by nearly 15 minutes of this 15:56 minute video (which slows down a bit at the end), slavery was an ubiquitous institution except in isolated locations for fleeting seconds. The fruits of the enlightenment are an aberration in history that have survived as of now for a far shorter time than the vast majority of nations. This is far from mankind's natural state and we desperately need to grasp how precious and fragile this anomalous blossoming of knowledge and human rights is.


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