What if everything we *think* we know about history is false? @davidwengrow (with co-author, the late David Graeber) claim that centuries of understanding of civilization are wrong in their new book, ‘The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity.’

Nov 5, 2021 · 12:05 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @davidwengrow
I mean, probably not. We’ve probably got most things right, a few things wrong, and a few of these are actually important, and we probably find a couple of things particularly relevant that previous generations didn’t.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @AnandWrites @davidwengrow
I often think about…how much we could have learned from Native Americans and their way of life, but they were largely destroyed or forced into migration.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @simonjjacobson @davidwengrow
What if we've always been at war with eastasia
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @davidwengrow
Intelligent discussion, adult topic, smart and sensitive host, no pandering to ‘both sides’ or grade school level comprehension on Peacock. Thanks.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @AnandWrites @davidwengrow
What if? Have you read a US history textbook from the last hundred years? There’s no question. From our slaver, real estate speculating, founding oligarchs to the violent conquest and appropriation of entire continents we are taught history that justifies power’s brutality.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @AnandWrites @davidwengrow
Where did they find a 12-year old with white hair to do the news?