tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post8128189855933079103..comments2024-03-28T12:35:46.058-04:00Comments on Riding On: Revolutionary ThinkingDave Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-39155623326359352762021-10-12T15:32:29.564-04:002021-10-12T15:32:29.564-04:00That wouldn't surprise me one bit Since they w...That wouldn't surprise me one bit Since they were using the Antikythera device for navigation. And the Turks were rather wiz-bangs at mathematics. Back then Europe was mostly into Braun, not brain.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-2683670500888222162021-10-12T15:08:05.328-04:002021-10-12T15:08:05.328-04:00But did they think the world was flat then? I wond...But did they think the world was flat then? I wonder! The reason I ask is because when I was visiting Ephesus (Turkey) a few years ago our guide brought this up and said "was Atlas carrying a globe on his shoulder or a tray"? and it kinda stuck with me that perhaps the Ancient Greeks at least knew the world wasn't flat!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-82481664990169949562021-10-12T14:00:55.148-04:002021-10-12T14:00:55.148-04:00Texas wants to say the revolution starts there.Texas wants to say the revolution starts there.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-9753545373809147232021-10-12T11:24:56.610-04:002021-10-12T11:24:56.610-04:00Texas, still a hellhole. I've been to Austin, ...Texas, still a hellhole. I've been to Austin, though, and I know people who think Abbott is right, so there's that. <br />The Repugs were all 'happy Columbus day' just to be edgy. Hate them all.<br />XOXOSixpence Notthewiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230453585589265578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-88088905811379295512021-10-12T09:47:19.910-04:002021-10-12T09:47:19.910-04:00Texas might be one of the last stands by the Crack...Texas might be one of the last stands by the Cracker Jack Crazy Conservatives.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-26930475668838881552021-10-12T09:46:23.531-04:002021-10-12T09:46:23.531-04:00Unfortunately, every new world explorer, Magellan,...Unfortunately, every new world explorer, Magellan, Cabot, Cortes, de Gama (and a lot more) murdered indigenous people and took slaves, so Columbus was not alone. As for his 'holiday' does anybody still celebrate it besides Republicans?Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-75803969651428648122021-10-12T09:33:20.353-04:002021-10-12T09:33:20.353-04:00Have I mention that I have a huge distaste and dis...Have I mention that I have a huge distaste and distain for that shit hole of Texas? If a place wants to have a mask guideline for safety I don't see the problem. <br /><br />Fuck that old fossil!Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537843474894274857.post-50643340908587294282021-10-12T09:20:37.612-04:002021-10-12T09:20:37.612-04:00Columbus was a slave trader and murdered indigenou...Columbus was a slave trader and murdered indigenous peoples, so I pass on observing any holiday connected to him.<br /><br />If MAGAts don't like something it's fascist, unless it's fascism that they like, then it's personal freedom. Freedumb.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.com