/u/-Harboringonalament-'s posts
I noticed this prolonged argument about Marcus Aurelius and genocide and wanted to ask if there's any proof, specifically contemporary, about his behavior in war?
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near the end of the Roman Empire, there is a sudden rise in Rex / Regnum as a title among both Romans and barbarians. How did this title return when the Roman Constituion didn't allow it? Is it appropriate to understand it as a proper king given it's elective position?
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When the Nazis first hoisted the swastika flag, a symbol totally divorced from German iconography and history, how did people react? I'm especially curious of German as well as British reaction.
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Is the idea of "Social Progress" a myth? It's like societies merely bounce around opposing ideals, without ever progressing beyond them.
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In the late 1800s in Brazil, there was a sudden replacement of the old Templar cross in favor of the Southern Cross. This is evident from the flag to the Order of Christ reforming as the Order of the Southern Cross. What is the context of this? Why the sudden shift in iconography?
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Most DNA replication animations show the cells copying DNA into two strands, but where do the materials for copying come from? They are floating around in the cell to be used in copying, but how are those materials produced and prepared for DNA replication?
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One of the main left wing libertarian criticisms of BLM is that "racism" seems to proliferate in news headlines after Occupy Wall Street failed. What is the background of this trend? Are there any overlooked pressures that caused Racial Identity movements to proliferate immediately after Occupy?
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I'm a soviet soldier stationed in East Germany between 1991-1994, as per the Two Plus Four Agreement. What the heck am I doing years after the Soviet Union collapses? If I'm Ukrainian, do I go home early? Or do I stick around pretending to be part of the USSR until 1994?
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