The NRx body of thought are the ones where hindsight shows the losing side had the right of it. Scott trying on his own to come up with new arguments against the old arguments was taking on a monumental task - without realizing it he set out to out-do great historical thinkers.
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @_oumuamua and
Titanic figures X and Y have a dispute - at the time X is thought to have won; with hindsight both X and Y would agree that Y won. To make an anti-Reaction FAQ you not only have to make a better argument than Y - you have to make a better argument for conventional wisdom than X!
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Replying to @TEDxHamster @_oumuamua and
For that kind of thing go to unqualified reservations; Moldbug analyzed and selected an amazing amount of primary source material on all kinds of historical questions. If you prefer a video introduction to get a taste before you jump:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GW-YMa68o4 …
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Replying to @TEDxHamster @_oumuamua and
The American Revolutionary War is a good one because the conventional narrative makes little sense. Example; Washington spent the winter in Valley Forge when the British Army under the command of a Whig general was wintering in Philadelphia; kinda weird - huh?pic.twitter.com/LjRkCbsowG
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Replying to @yorrick09 @thespandrell and
You don't need to forage for a 15 mile march; medieval armies could manage that. It's a 30 mile round trip to take on an army that's starving and freezing.
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I have not. Is there some element that I am missing here? How long would you estimate it would take for an 18th century army to cover that ground?
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