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Good commie sources on history of empires? (lemmygrad.ml)
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I mention decline a lot on here, in passing, as in decline of the western empire. But I don't feel I have a good grasp of the history of empires more generally (well, things that have gotten that label in history, like the roman empire).

And I don't want to end up in bougie land trying to learn more about it, cause I figure they're going to romanticize empires more so.

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[–] ViolentPacifist@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I only read his collapse of antiquity, whose insight is similar to what Parenti said about Rome during the times of Julius Caesar and the civil war between the popularis and optimates. I know nothing else about Hudson other than he is transphobic pos.

[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know nothing else about Hudson other than he is transphobic pos.

Got a source for this? Not doubting you, just haven't heard this criticism of him before.

[–] ViolentPacifist@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I haven't heard anything transphobic from him directly. But I've seen people from hexbear accuse him of that, and I just took it for granted that it was true. The book mentioned earlier is the only written thing I've read from Hudson. I saw him for the first time on Ben Norton's YT channel weeks ago. So the book and this interview are my only 2 interactions with him and his works/beliefs.