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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 97 points 4 days ago (3 children)

World history without the Arabs, Mongols, Ottomans, imperial Japan? Even from an eurocentristic point of view that's too reductive.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 48 points 4 days ago (1 children)

“Damned Humans, they ruined Humanity!”

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago

"Damned Golgafrinchans, they ruined earth!"

[–] mienshao@lemm.ee 33 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Seriously. Tell me you’re a white american without telling me you’re a white american 🤣

[–] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The obsession about skin color in general gave it away.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The top comment doesn’t mention skin color but the poster you reply to does…

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

The original post mentions skin color. It seems like a legitimate topic of discussion anywhere in this thread.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Interestingly eurocentrists often refer to Alexander the Great as taking over "the world" even though he only took over Europe and the Middle East (which is what they saw as "the world" at the time). His troops abandoned him almost immediately upon entering what is now modern day Punjab (Pakistan/India).

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He didn't even take over much of Europe (just Greece), so that's a weird stance for modern-day eurocentrists, anyway.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Well, modern day eurocentrists are weird people.