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Big Blue Marble

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3. History shows us who we are and from where we have come.

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 22, 2019, 03:20 PM

Sep 2019

It is only in the context of history that we as species understand ourselves.
How we act and react under stress and challenges. And what is possible going forth.

We are a moving drama. This is only a brief moment in that dynamic, but the
future will be shaped by what we do or do not do now. And future people's
will look to this generation to see how our decisions have determined their lives.

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I hope that when future historians write about this period [View all] grumpyduck Sep 2019 OP

assumes homo sapiens survives to write that future history Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #1

What practical good will it do, after the fact? FiveGoodMen Sep 2019 #2

History shows us who we are and from where we have come. Big Blue Marble Sep 2019 #3

Thank you. grumpyduck Sep 2019 #7

For generations customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #4

They might call us all cowards,too, or be wingnut robots themselves UTUSN Sep 2019 #5

History is written by the winners. GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #6

A quick examination of recent historical titles on indigenous peoples... a la izquierda Sep 2019 #8