Matt Walsh
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Friday 21 August 2026 18:58:45 GMT
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Arrows :
Indigenous American political structures and philosophical critiques heavily influenced European Enlightenment thinkers through the "Indigenous Critique" of European society.The Indigenous CritiqueChallenging Authority: Native American orators and leaders—such as the Wendat (Huron) statesman Kandiaronk—engaged in deep philosophical debates with European explorers and missionaries.Critiquing Europe: Kandiaronk and others openly criticized European class hierarchies, absolute monarchies, obsession with material wealth, and coercive justice systems.Spreading Ideas: Travelogues and published accounts of these dialogues (such as those by Baron de Lahontan) circulated widely in European salons and cafés, providing raw material for major philosophers.Impact on Key PhilosophersFostering Concepts of Liberty: Thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu drew inspiration from Native American ideals of personal freedom, egalitarianism, and proto-democratic governance.Rethinking Human Nature: Indigenous societies served as living proof for Europeans that social orders without rigid class structures, state violence, or despotic rulers were not only possible, but functional. Xx
2026-08-26 21:52:15
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PaulieW :
Eh...racism might have had something to do with that 🤔
2026-08-26 11:59:05
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charlie_chuck2 :
Name one white third world country .
2026-08-21 20:55:42
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user2440772306854 :
Correct o Munro
2026-08-26 23:45:45
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Lori Oleksak Covey :
And white people are a minority world wide.
2026-08-21 23:47:47
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Uns(tr)ung Hero :
It began in Ancient Greece, of course, with mathematicians, astronomers, etc.
2026-08-21 22:46:54
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Joseph :
Conveniently left out how Muslims pioneered the development of algebra and algorithms. Foundations of modern society
2026-08-21 23:54:24
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Cmondogg :
How dare you speak the truth?
2026-08-22 00:03:09
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Jeremy :
They hate us bc they ain’t us.
2026-08-22 13:11:55
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Bob Mulligan :
Every math theory came from the Middle East
2026-08-22 04:16:48
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HealthandFitnessLifestyle4u :
He has forgotten the Egyptian empire, the Islamic Golden Age etc.
2026-08-22 00:38:53
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supremeleader :
Lots of uncomfortable truths in history.
2026-08-22 01:49:24
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Ages Ralla 🇦🇴 :
FACTS . Except is kinda hard to "contribute" in chains actually or under colonial rule and brutalization … . In two centuries from now we should check how this looks like . China already undoing says truth .
2026-08-22 00:43:45
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adameden08 :
Can I be proud of that
2026-08-21 21:00:55
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user2703010664831 :
Thanks for being honest but the libs will keep living in a never never land
2026-08-22 00:58:38
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Birdwood Senior Secondary :
During that time. But not before that.Numeracy literacy etc came to Europe quite late. Glassmaking ceramics steelmaking paper manufacture astronomy religion as we know it were all non- European
2026-08-21 23:44:21
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Elsa :
its not even close
2026-08-21 21:54:56
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thomasmcgehee5 :
Ottoman Empire
2026-08-21 20:37:44
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Azotus Motivation :
zero white guilt hehe
2026-08-22 04:08:23
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W0LF-8564 :
facts!
2026-08-21 20:31:48
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Mechanical Engineer :
Truth thank you
2026-08-21 23:41:45
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Kate Greenhill :
There Scottish invented most of the modern world, only surpassed by the Greeks. Got fact ceck if you must, but you're right sir.
2026-08-21 21:54:00
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….. :
Africa “lagged” because its surrounded by sand bars and Europe has deep channels and ample lumber.
2026-08-22 08:55:27
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ray :
China: longest uninterrupted history, oldest surviving civilization and richest nation 300 years ago & richest nation today via PPP and not GDP. 😎
2026-08-23 10:19:59
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dvckboyy :
DEI Activist here, he's right? During the 17th and 18th centuries, yeah Europeans did a lot. Not sure what this proves or what he's trying to say. All cultures worldwide contributed to the advancement of history
2026-08-23 12:32:17
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