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Apr 11, 2022Liked by Josh Mathews

Great article!!

I have to think that in the time of Xerxes, they too knew of a long-lost history, full of life and wonders, yet under a closer eye, dark and sinister. They scoffed it off and dismissed its valuable lessons as their own demise crept up underneath and swallowed them.

Us...now. The chain-linked string of existential global threats, real or manufactured, has momentum now. Its machine is humming. The Franken stitches are right in front of our eyes...if you dare to see them.

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Really great writing and research, Josh. We have a lot of parallels in the history we're covering. I love that you start with ancient Athens! The first chapter of my book, How to Dismantle an Empire, debunks Athenian democracy, which I talk about on this YT: https://youtu.be/oqfd7I5hQ6g, and for the same reasons of slavery and colonialism you cite here although your piece of the puzzle is new to me.

The video that most talks about this Ukraine history is Escape from Azkaban: Victoria Nuland & Ukraine: https://thirdparadigm.substack.com/p/victoria-nuland-is-dolores-umbridge.

And I didn't know that the US has more than double the voting shares in the IMF than any other country. Wow! Can't wait to read the next one.

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