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I just engaged in an argument where a guy who thought a film about German soldiers painting them in a heroic light and explaining the reasons why they might have believed in the things they did or witnessed could be the catalyst for meaningful discussion. I argued that a film that made the men who took part in some of modern mankind's worst atrocities should not be portrayed as heroic. He said my view was dangerous and wrong and the German soldiers were forced to do things they did. I said even if they were forced they still did and shouldn't be called heroes for doing so. we went on like for a while so my question is:

What is the popular consensus right now when it comes to German soldiers during World War 2 and how responsible they were for the atrocities that took place?

Would you agree that the british rule reinforced the cast system in India only to their advantage. If yes, could you please share your opinions, articles or some proof.

If Germany was on its knees economically in the early 1930s, then how did it manage to fuel such rapid economic growth in a short period of time to a point where it could almost take over all of Europe?

The events at the start of Hitchhiker's Guide are probably a bit exaggerated. So what would the process have been when your house was in the way of a new road at that time in the UK?

Given that China has always almost been unified. Why didn't separate self-governing states sprout into countries much in the way Europe did. Why was there a constant need to unify all of China? There were the three kingdoms at one point but all the kingdom's goal seem be the sole ruler of China.

Alternatively, why did Europe never fall under a single rule, or even if there were attempts to conquer the continent; it was never followed up by another power supplanting old ones.

Both continents were once unified under a single rule; the Qin Dynasty and Roman Empire. What caused their paths to diverge from there? Was it a difference in mentality or circumstance? (I know this last bit here is general but I'm just trying to make a statement)

I'm curious to this because I always see posts on the internet saying that native Americans had their land stolen, that white people are the "real illegal immigrants" and so on. What did the European colonists do differently to make them say this? Isn't what they did the same actions as people like Napoleon, Genghis Khan, or Alexander the Great; just taking land as your own because you have the strength to do so?

Why do we separate Upper and Lower Egypt when talking about ancient Egypt ?

Is it because it used to be two different countries ?

If so, why and how do we know that ?

Did this have anything to do with American cinema's roots in California? Or is there more to this that I'm missing?

Basically the question above. Since the 1700s it seems like France has gone through many different revolutions and subsequent changes of government while most of its neighbors have only had a single revolution to change from monarchy to constitutional monarchy/republic. What is it about France that lends itself to a propensity for revolutions?

I was reading a supposedly historical account of Athenians' lives and its democracy.

The account I read claims, in general summation, that the Athenian citizen would have to swear, "I swear I am not a foreigner. I swear I am not a slave. I swear I am not a woman." I have looked nigh high and low for this formulation of an Athenian oath confirming their status as a legitimate citizen. I have not found it whatsoever.

Could anyone here please help to confirm or deny this formulation as being historical? Primary sources would be wonderful.

I apologize if this is written haphazardly. I am a bit tired. Thanks in advance!

I assume it would be easier to invade Germania since it would be a land-based war instead of having to cross the English Channel and invade Britannia.

My grandfather used to tell me stories about how his family immigrated from Russia to the United States. The majority of them were involved in theatre, the circus, and ballet. Growing up, I watched my great great uncle, Luther Adler in The Desert Fox (1951), The Twilight Zone, and heard about him starring on Broadway. My great great Aunt, is Stella Adler. I know that she was an acting teacher and was the founder of a very respected acting studio in NYC. I heard stories about how she trained Marlon Brando and other famous stars. She died 4 years before I was born. Any books or sources or general knowledge about the Adlers is deeply appreciated.

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I'm curious as to how patriarchy happened in the first place. It seems to have started independently in multiple different cultures, so why did it keep happening?

Bernard Cornwall made the claim in his anglo saxon series of novels.

Also, what was the punishment for killing your own slave?

If anyone remembers that video “history of the world, I guess,” the narrator suggests that Indo-Europeans were the ones to tame horses in Central Asia. How accurate is this claim?

I’ve read that Hittites and the older Hyksos both practiced horse burials, as did the New Kingdom Egyptians (after the Hyksos departure). What other cultures had this practice?

I'm not talking about people just being fashionable or trendy. I mean an acknowledged concept of some people being cool as shit motherfuckers. If so, did they have a word for it?