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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 96 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

“Damned Humans, they ruined Humanity!”

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago

"Damned Golgafrinchans, they ruined earth!"

[–] mienshao@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

The obsession about skin color in general gave it away.

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

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

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

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

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago

Well, modern day eurocentrists are weird people.