Averander
Averander t1_j9q4jv5 wrote
Reply to comment by DrBBQ in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Diverse times, diverse also meaning varied or many. The changes in English language over time are fun to see!
Averander t1_j8kzkhe wrote
Reply to comment by MrBlack103 in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
I am also quite bamboozled by this.
Averander t1_j8knocq wrote
Reply to comment by ABetterKamahl1234 in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
However their service has been recorded, that is the issue here. Meticulous records of troops and service were kept, through logs, diaries and other records. We have absolutely unfathomable amounts of data from the period, hence so many documentaries and historical books upon the era.
The people may not be alive, but the records are very much intact. While people were very much racist, they were still very happy recording every detail.
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Reply to comment by Disastrous_Sun2932 in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
And that's what can be changed, easily. Those people can be acknowledged and the wrongs of that era made right. It wouldn't take huge monetary or social change, but acknowledging these people and their contributions.
When that can't be done, it really makes you wonder.
Averander t1_j8kc8gi wrote
Reply to comment by Disastrous_Sun2932 in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
Unless their service is never acknowledged and they are treated as never having served. Which happened for many.
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Reply to comment by stirfriedglory in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
It is the fact that we continue to ignore the importance of services of minority populations in those events. It would take literally no effort to acknowledge them, and yet 80 years on and we still are only just managing to give some begrudging credit (and even then not much in books). Yet the documentation is all there, meticulous.
When the easy work hasn't been done for decades, it speaks volumes about the hard work.
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Reply to comment by MrBlack103 in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
Not just colonies, but the native and usually heavily abused populations!
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Reply to comment by Sacpunch in How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
There's literally loads of minority groups that were in the wars that are ignored or only slowly being brought up like this now. Aboriginal units on the Australian front who were never properly acknowledged, African American soldiers who were never honoured. We could do the right thing and put these people in the books where they belong, rather than bury our heads in the sand. I don't see how it's a bad thing? I mean, doesn't it just show we can be better and do better?
I don't think I'll ever understand people!
Averander t1_j8k0faj wrote
Reply to How an All-Black Female WWII Unit Saved Morale on the Battlefield | History by That-Situation-4262
All across the world, minority service in WW2 is still not very well known despite how well documented the war was.
I think that speaks volumes about how far there is to go in terms of equality and acceptance.
Averander t1_j6aldvh wrote
Marcus Aurelius, so ahead of his time that he's still ahead of the times.
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Reply to Woman’s name and tiny sketches found in 1,300-year-old medieval text | Old English name, Eadburg, repeatedly scored into manuscript had remained hidden for more than 12 centuries by ArtOak
Just makes you want to know so much more!
Averander t1_iybyurc wrote
Reply to [WP] You're an orc tired of raiding humans to steal their delicious food, so you decide to become the first orc chef! by Riona12
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Averander t1_jegx0l5 wrote
Reply to comment by jpb103 in [WP] A medical robot on a long space flight has tried everything. Makeshift defibrillators, CPR, injecting adrenaline, but it's no use. The crew have died. As a last ditch effort, the robot downloads all information on "necromancy." by tehweave
I would watch this movie, buy this book, play this point and click adventure game, whatever it becomes, I am here for it.