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Jan 24, 2014 7:11:41 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 7:11:41 GMT -5
So since the politics thread worked pretty well I decided to create another similar thread, for history. So in this thread you can discuss historical events and figures. You can still discuss the politics of historical figures in the "politics" thread though. But here non-political stuff can also be discussed.
I added a poll to start some discussion. Who is your favorite historical figure? It doesn't have to be anyone your like or agree with, it can also be someone that you just find interesting. You may choose 3 people from the poll.
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Jan 24, 2014 8:28:57 GMT -5
Post by Spidyyr on Jan 24, 2014 8:28:57 GMT -5
A lot of these figures are evil  |
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Jan 24, 2014 10:15:51 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 10:15:51 GMT -5
A lot of these figures are evil That doesn't make them any less interesting or important. Also, evil is just a point of view. They didn't see themselves as evil. And evil people are usually remembered longer than "good" people. In 500 years people will still know who Hitler was, but people like Churchill will be forgotten. |
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Post by Namialus on Jan 24, 2014 11:04:10 GMT -5
Oh gash I love Churchill.
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Jan 24, 2014 11:06:55 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:06:55 GMT -5
Oh gash I love Churchill. Why? |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:21:43 GMT -5
Post by Namialus on Jan 24, 2014 11:21:43 GMT -5
Oh gash I love Churchill. Why? He was the most interesting to learn about.  |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:31:51 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:31:51 GMT -5
He was the most interesting to learn about. People often think too highly of him though. Yes, he helped defeat Hitler in World War 2... but that doesn't make him a good person. In my opinion he wasn't. |
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Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:36:25 GMT -5
No Leonardo Da Vinci? He made some incredible things in Italy that would eventually lead too stuff we use today.
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Jan 24, 2014 11:38:06 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:38:06 GMT -5
No Leonardo Da Vinci? He made some incredible things in Italy that would eventually lead too stuff we use today. Well, I can't have every histrical figure on there. I used the people that came up in my mind first. Leonardo Da Vinci wasn't one of them. |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:38:30 GMT -5
Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:38:30 GMT -5
And then I realized Genghis Khan ain't on the list either...
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Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jan 24, 2014 11:39:16 GMT -5
No Leonardo Da Vinci? He made some incredible things in Italy that would eventually lead too stuff we use today. He is one of my inspirations. The guy was several thousand years ahead of his time |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:39:18 GMT -5
Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:39:18 GMT -5
No Leonardo Da Vinci? He made some incredible things in Italy that would eventually lead too stuff we use today. Well, I can't have every histrical figure on there. I used the people that came up in my mind first. Leonardo Da Vinci wasn't one of them. Well I probably would have voted Genghis, Leonardo and Alexander |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:39:52 GMT -5
Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jan 24, 2014 11:39:52 GMT -5
And then I realized Genghis Khan ain't on the list either... Depends on who was more successful as a Hun. Genghis, or Atilla? |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:40:39 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:40:39 GMT -5
And then I realized Genghis Khan ain't on the list either... Depends on who was more successful as a Hun. Genghis, or Atilla? Genghis was no Hun. I don't know much about him though, that's why he isn't on this list. |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:42:13 GMT -5
Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jan 24, 2014 11:42:13 GMT -5
Depends on who was more successful as a Hun. Genghis, or Atilla? Genghis was no Hun. I don't know much about him though, that's why he isn't on this list. All I know about him is that he killed his brother over a fish |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:42:52 GMT -5
Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:42:52 GMT -5
Depends on who was more successful as a Hun. Genghis, or Atilla? Genghis was no Hun. I don't know much about him though, that's why he isn't on this list. We should at least have Leo on the list |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:44:18 GMT -5
Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jan 24, 2014 11:44:18 GMT -5
Oh gash I love Churchill. That's ironically funny for me, because I don't hold much liking for him |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:44:57 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:44:57 GMT -5
Genghis was no Hun. I don't know much about him though, that's why he isn't on this list. We should at least have Leo on the list Well, the thing is, I can't edit the list. It would take a lot of time to remake the list and there may always be new suggestions for the poll. |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:46:51 GMT -5
Post by Maverick-Jedi-Valen on Jan 24, 2014 11:46:51 GMT -5
We should at least have Leo on the list Well, the thing is, I can't edit the list. It would take a lot of time to remake the list and there may always be new suggestions for the poll. And since the poll is no mouse sized thing, I suggest we leave it as it is. |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:47:47 GMT -5
Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:47:47 GMT -5
Hmm not sure who else too vote then |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:48:25 GMT -5
Post by Namialus on Jan 24, 2014 11:48:25 GMT -5
I should've made it clear that I loved *learning* about Churchill, not the man himself. We can't really love famous people, can we? |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:51:25 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:51:25 GMT -5
I should've made it clear that I loved *learning* about Churchill, not the man himself. We can't really love famous people, can we? I thought that was what you meant. But I was just pointing out he wasn't as good as people believe him to be (from my point of view). |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:52:40 GMT -5
Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:52:40 GMT -5
Well I voted Washington, Alexander the Great and Hitler.
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Jan 24, 2014 11:52:47 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:52:47 GMT -5
Hmm not sure who else too vote then I might remake the poll some time. And I'll add Genghis and Leonardo and others (Mussolini and Lenin for example) then. |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:53:50 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 11:53:50 GMT -5
Well I voted Washington, Alexander the Great and Hitler. I'm still not certain about my votes. My votes are at Augustus, Napoleon and Stalin at the moment. But there are others that are very close. |
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Jan 24, 2014 11:55:38 GMT -5
Post by Spidyyr on Jan 24, 2014 11:55:38 GMT -5
Voted Washington, Lincoln, and Ghandi
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Jan 24, 2014 11:58:24 GMT -5
Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 11:58:24 GMT -5
Hmm not sure who else too vote then I might remake the poll some time. And I'll add Genghis and Leonardo and others (Mussolini and Lenin for example) then. Maybe after this one is done make a new one with all new leaders. Leonidas, Nelson Mandela, Boudicca, Ivan the Terrible, Darius I, Leonardo and Genghis would all be good picks. |
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Jan 24, 2014 12:01:42 GMT -5
Post by Pinda on Jan 24, 2014 12:01:42 GMT -5
I might remake the poll some time. And I'll add Genghis and Leonardo and others (Mussolini and Lenin for example) then. Maybe after this one is done make a new one with all new leaders. Leonidas, Nelson Mandela, Boudicca, Ivan the Terrible, Darius I, Leonardo and Genghis would all be good picks. Well, Nelson Mandela isn't really history yet in my opinion. Maybe in 50 years... |
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Jan 24, 2014 12:04:52 GMT -5
Post by Namialus on Jan 24, 2014 12:04:52 GMT -5
By Muhammad, you mean the prophet, right?
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Post by Newan on Jan 24, 2014 12:05:37 GMT -5
Or make favourite historical civilizations as a poll. Basically many Europe, Asian and Native ones not North America, Australia, South America as most of those places are colonies. Mayan, Aztecs, Huns, Mongols, Greeks, Romans, Babylon, Persia, Egypt, Byzantium, etc
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it’s been quite a while. I’ve been pretty good, how about yourself? 