What is Duginism? | A video series on Russian fascism

This is a list of the sources used in the video series “What is Dugnism?”. See these links to each video. Aleksandr Gel’yevich Dugin is a Russian political theorist known for an ideology he has formed entitled the Fourth Political Theory. Dugin regards left and right liberalism as the first political theory, communism as the …

Nine famous black European swordsmen

This video describes nine black men who overcame racism and class prejudice to become famous swordsmen, and explains how they were all connected via blood or circumstance. Andrew. “Black Faces in Tudor England.” The Scholemaster, 21 February 2016. https://andrewbretz.wordpress.com/2016/02/21/black-faces-in-tudor-england/. Angelo, Henry. Reminiscences of Henry Angelo, with Memoirs of His Late Father and Friends, Including Numerous …

A bad history Youtuber tier list | scoring nine of the largest Youtube history channels

This video establishes a bad history Youtuber tier list, assessing nine of the largest Youtube history channels, based mainly on criticism they have received on r/badhistory and platforms. See here for a list of my sources. These were my criteria for inclusion. 1. Must be a history channel. 2. Must have over 500,000 subscribers. 3. …

The failure of Peter Gelderloos | defending non-violent social change

This article demonstrates the failure of Peter Gelderloos’ opposition to non-violent resistance against the state. For a video of this article, see here. The article argues in favor of civil resistance, as articulated and analyzed by Erica Chenoweth. See this video for a discussion on the same topic, between two anarchists. This article was written …

The true history of the chop suey font | Is it racist?

The origin and history of the “chop suey” or “wonton” font is greatly misunderstood. This video explains the true history of the chop suey font, correcting mistakes in a video by graphic designer Linus Boman. Brown, Miranda. “The Hidden, Magnificent History of Chop Suey.” Atlas Obscura, 30 November 2021. http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chop-suey-history. Campbell, Mel. “Students’ Handwriting Remains …

Correcting mistakes in the history of climate change | Did Edith Foote discover global warming?

This video is aimed at correcting mistakes in the history of climate change, found in a video by Youtuber Simon Clark. Aside from a few errors, Simon’s video is a remarkably compact, accessible, and informative overview of the field’s development. The video made several claims about Eunice Foote, a nineteenth century scientist who made an …

Christmas was never a pagan festival

This video demonstrates that Christmas was never a pagan festival. It is not a hijack of the winter solstice celebration, the Roman festival Saturnalia, the memorial of the Mesopotamian god Tammuz, or the festivals of the Roman gods Sol Invictus or Mithras. Alvarez, Jaime. Romanising Oriental Gods: Myth, Salvation and Ethics in the Cults of …

How Falun Gong floods Youtube with right wing propaganda

You might have noticed a number of Youtube channels with very similar names, taking an extremely critical view of China; China Insights, China Observer, Spotlight On China, China in Focus, China Uncensored, China Unscripted. It’s almost like all these channels are following some kind of formula, and have a unified agenda. In fact they are …

How The Woman King whitewashes African slavery

Resources for understanding the true history of the Kingdom of Dahomey, and how the historical movie The Woman King whitewashes African slavery. The director’s movie has attempted to defend the movie against charges of historical revisionism, but professional historians have criticized it strongly, and there have been calls for a boycott. Achebe, Nwando. Female Monarchs …

The rise & fall of Falun Gong: a cult grown by China’s government

Resources for understanding the rise and fall of Falun Gong, a cult promoted by the Chinese government which ultimately became the government’s enemy, and fights back today with propaganda. Falun Gong emerged in China in 1992 as a qigong practice, and quickly gained widespread support throughout the population, thanks to enthusiastic support from the Chinese …