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mda on May 29, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: A 16th-century engineer whose work almost defeated...

As if almost anything written about events in history is not propaganda. There is barely any complete truth. English Wikipedia in general just spews same thing western historians words, others do the same to fit their agenda. History is a joke.

eternalban on May 29, 2017 | [–]

Well, not really what I was saying. More like 'geography is history' ala 'character is destiny'.

oblio on May 29, 2017 | [–]

History is not a joke. Just use the scientific approach of comparing and contrasting various sources.

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