{"id":699,"date":"2024-06-15T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/?p=699"},"modified":"2025-04-16T10:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:29:31","slug":"why-i-wont-apologize-to-this-afrocentrist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veritas-et-caritas.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/15\/why-i-wont-apologize-to-this-afrocentrist\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I won&#8217;t apologize to this Afrocentrist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 20 December 2023, I uploaded a video entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UgGGJtuTPt0\" title=\"\">Is this the worst Afrocentrist on Twitter?<\/a>\u201d, in which I critiqued an Afrocentrist twitter user called Great House. On 15 March 2024 he made two tweets in which he attempted to defend two of his previous claims, and demanded an apology from me. In <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/M1yqJUiebYs\" title=\"\">this video<\/a> I explain why I won&#8217;t apologize to this Afrocentrist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Why I won&#039;t apologize to this Afrocentrist\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M1yqJUiebYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Adeleke, Tunde. \u201cAfrica and Afrocentric Historicism: A Critique.\u201d <em>Advances in Historical Studies<\/em> 4.3 (2015): art. 3, pp. 200\u2013215. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4236\/ahs.2015.43016\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4236\/ahs.2015.43016<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anderson, Kent. \u201cA Confusion of Journals &#8211; What Is PubMed Now?\u201d <em>The Scholarly Kitchen<\/em>, 7 September 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org\/2017\/09\/07\/confusion-journals-pubmed-now\/\">https:\/\/scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org\/2017\/09\/07\/confusion-journals-pubmed-now\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben-Yehuda, Nachman. \u201cThe European Witch Craze of the 14th to 17th Centuries: A Sociologist\u2019s Perspective.\u201d <em>American Journal of Sociology<\/em> 86.1 (1980): 1\u201331. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/227200\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/227200<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blanke, Louise. \u201cA Farewell to <em>Foricae<\/em>\u202f: Changing Attitudes to Public Latrines in the Late Antique Near East and Asia Minor.\u201d <em>Antiquit\u00e9 Tardive<\/em> 28 (2021): 177\u201392. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1484\/J.AT.5.122362\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1484\/J.AT.5.122362<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bodenner, Chris. \u201cFemale Circumcision Is More Complicated Than You Think.\u201d <em>The Atlantic<\/em>, 1 May 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2015\/05\/complexity-of-female-circumcision-your-thoughts\/391841\/\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2015\/05\/complexity-of-female-circumcision-your-thoughts\/391841\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chawane, Midas. \u201cThe Development of Afrocentricity: A Historical Survey.\u201d <em>Yesterday Today.<\/em> 16 (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scielo.org.za\/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2223-03862016000200006\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.scielo.org.za\/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2223-03862016000200006<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courel, Blandine, John Meadows, Lara Gonz\u00e1lez Carretero, Alexandre Lucquin, Rowan McLaughlin, Manon Bondetti, Konstantin Andreev, Andrey Skorobogatov, Roman Smolyaninov, et al. \u201cThe Use of Early Pottery by Hunter-Gatherers of the Eastern European Forest-Steppe.\u201d <em>Quaternary Science Reviews<\/em> 269 (2021): 107143. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.quascirev.2021.107143\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.quascirev.2021.107143<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courel, Blandine, Harry K. 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Crawford. \u201cBackground to Independence.\u201d <em>Transition<\/em> 25 (1966): 34. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/2934283\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/2934283<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnnals of Saudi Medicine: Impact Factor, Indexing, Ranking,\u201d 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/journalsearches.com\/journal.php?title=Annals%20of%20Saudi%20Medicine\">https:\/\/journalsearches.com\/journal.php?title=Annals%20of%20Saudi%20Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCyrus Cylinder Translation &#8211; Livius.\u201d <em>Livius.Org<\/em>, 13 July 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livius.org\/sources\/content\/cyrus-cylinder\/cyrus-cylinder-translation\/\">https:\/\/www.livius.org\/sources\/content\/cyrus-cylinder\/cyrus-cylinder-translation\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEarliest Musical Instruments in Europe 40,000 Years Ago.\u201d <em>ScienceDaily<\/em>, 27 May 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/05\/120527195720.htm\">https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/05\/120527195720.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEDUCATION IN THE CONGO | News | The Harvard Crimson,\u201d 26 March 1961. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/1961\/3\/27\/education-in-the-congo-pto-the\/\">https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/1961\/3\/27\/education-in-the-congo-pto-the\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGreat House\u2019s Twitter Stats Summary Profile (Social Blade Twitter Statistics).\u201d <em>Social Blade<\/em>, n.d. <a href=\"https:\/\/socialblade.com\/twitter\/user\/xspotsdamark\">https:\/\/socialblade.com\/twitter\/user\/xspotsdamark<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHome.\u201d <em>Annals of Saudi Medicine<\/em>, 1 October 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annsaudimed.net\/\">https:\/\/www.annsaudimed.net\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsaac Samuel on X: \u2018The Myth of Mansa Musa\u2019s Enslaved Entourage \u201cStories about His [Mansa Musa\u2019s] Journey Have Numerous Anecdotes Which Are Not True and Which the Mind Refuses to Admit\u201d. Https:\/\/T.Co\/ftd4Safi55\u2019 \/ X.\u201d <em>X (Formerly Twitter)<\/em>, 3 December 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhaplord\/status\/1731317190261969349\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhaplord\/status\/1731317190261969349<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPublisher: Zed Books Ltd., London, United Kingdom &#8211; Publishing Company Profile | PublishersGlobal.Com.\u201d <em>Publishers Global<\/em>, n.d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersglobal.com\/directory\/publisher-profile\/7759\">https:\/\/www.publishersglobal.com\/directory\/publisher-profile\/7759<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTHE MALI KINGDOM AND MANSA MUSA WERE IMPERIALIST SLAVE TRADERS: REVISITING AFRICAN HISTORY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE OPPRESSED.\u201d @, 3 February 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balanta.org\/history\/the-mali-kingdom-was-imperialist-revisiting-african-history-from-the-point-of-view-of-the-people-who-were-oppressed\">https:\/\/www.balanta.org\/history\/the-mali-kingdom-was-imperialist-revisiting-african-history-from-the-point-of-view-of-the-people-who-were-oppressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relevant tweets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Great House [@xspotsdamark]. \u201cAfter the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, Most of Western Europe Regressed into the Stone Age for 500 Years, &amp; Would\u2019ve Been Stuck There for Another 500 Years If Not for the Arab Invasion of Hispania.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 14 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768391243011092592\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768391243011092592<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@caritas_et Also Provide Evidence That Mansa Musa Traded Slaves &amp; Took 12,000 of Them on Pilgrimage.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768595764274470958\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768595764274470958<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@caritas_et I Expect a Retraction &amp; Public Apology Https:\/\/T.Co\/4MWd7781Pj.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768497385343259092\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768497385343259092<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@caritas_et \u2018In Mansa Musa\u2019s Country, They Only Used Slave Women for Transport, Proving Very Clearly That Mansa Musa Did Indeed Enslave People&#8230;.\u2019 If I Said \u2018In John Adams\u2019 Country, They Only Use Slaves for Farm Labor, Proving Very Clearly That John Adams Did Indeed Enslave People.\u2019\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768600042288361943\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768600042288361943<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@caritas_et You Claimed a Total of 60,000 Witches Were Killed. Evidence Says It\u2019s 200,000 T0 500,000. Https:\/\/T.Co\/f9xAJMk0fW.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768588881136398552\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768588881136398552<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@caritas_et You Falsely Accused Me of Claiming There Was No Slavery in Mali, Even Though I Specifically Asked for Evidence That Mansa Musa Personally Owned &amp; Sold Slaves. That\u2019s like Saying There Was Slavery in America,t Herefore, John Adams Was a Slave Owner &amp; Slave Trader.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768590477148794967\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768590477148794967<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@caritas_et You\u2019re Going to Owe Me an Apology for That Slanderous Video Https:\/\/T.Co\/mkzsZjjw1t.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768491508510892081\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1768491508510892081<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@FLINTY87111084 @Arri_ade Even British Hero Mungo Park Noted That Slavery in Africa Wasn\u2019t the Same Practice as in the West. Slaves in Africa before Europeans Were Treated as Family &amp; Could Own Property. It Was More Akin to a Social Caste.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 24 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1771733719579054100\">https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1771733719579054100<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@FLINTY87111084 @GrinningG2001 @Flzr80 @tisdalisms @ConditorCancri On the Museum Website, It Says the Buildings Were Constructed in Greek Manner. And It Was Built by Celts. They Had to Copy Someone Else. I Know How Germany Looked 2000 Years. The Romans Wrote about It. You Lived in Shit Covered Holes in the Ground. Hitler Knew Https:\/\/T.Co\/OhzpLWzc12.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 20 February 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1759803577114014173\">https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1759803577114014173<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cHistorically, Black Men Have Produced the Most Egalitarian Societies in the World. There\u2019s a Reason Why Precolonial African Societies Historically Had More Female Leaders than the Rest of the World Combined.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713665425408430212\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713665425408430212<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cIt\u2019s Talked about Enough How Liberia Pretty Much Ended the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the Windward Coast Number Slaves from Windward Coast before Liberia = 300,000 Number of Slaves from Windward Coast after the Founding of Liberia = 43,000. (0 from Liberia Territory).\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 16 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713721570496041416\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713721570496041416<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@_Luke2123 Not by the Emancipated Slaves. One of the Conditions for Funding the Colony by the Abolitionists Was That Slavery Be Outlawed. The Constitution of Liberia Explicitly Forbids Slavery in 3 Different Clauses. Https:\/\/T.Co\/zRIwc0poV3.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 16 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713724388598517928\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713724388598517928<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cPeople Just Lie about Liberia. A 1930 League of Nations Committee Determined; -There Was No Slavery in Liberia. &#8211; The Natives Practiced Traditional Forms of Servitude Common in West Africa &#8211; Corrupt Government Officials Abused the Compulsory Labor System Https:\/\/T.Co\/dLSSUb77Ws.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 16 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713776381828464809\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713776381828464809<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cSomeone Explain to Me How Mali Was Trading Slaves for Gold When Mali Was the Largest Gold Producer in the World. Mansa Musa Gave Away so Much Gold That the Value of Gold Plummeted for a Decade. You\u2019d Think That Would Crash the Mali Economy If They Were Trading Slaves for Gold Https:\/\/T.Co\/RCCfAT0X04.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 24 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1716928476715094417\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1716928476715094417<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cThe Americo-Liberians Dominated the Leadership Because They Overwhelmingly Lived in Urban Centers under the Liberian State for Most of Its Early History. The Natives Lived in Rural Areas under Traditional Chiefs, Which the Government Had Little to No Jurisdiction Over.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 16 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713786616265719861\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1713786616265719861<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cThe British Navy Intercepted Just 5% of All Slave Ships. They Had No Naval Supremacy. Slavery Ended Because the Financial &amp; Humsn Cost to Maintain Slave Colonies Was Too High. British Soldiers Rather Deserted That Severe in the Caribbean. Https:\/\/T.Co\/EGMLwmmcid.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 29 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1718453324460994877\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1718453324460994877<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@uload16tons @caritas_et @Senor3ringsWitt @MattWalshBlog Lol. Actually, I Find It Hilarious &amp; Flattering.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 February 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1755601042245620030\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1755601042245620030<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@WestAthens68 Why Are They Camped out in My Comments Then? I Tweet for Black People. I Used to Tweet Primarily about Obscure Black History. Some Dude Made a Racist Thread about Africa. Several People Tagged Me to Respond. I Made a Similar Thread about European History. It Went Viral. Ever.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 31 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1774266560464507228\">https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1774266560464507228<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cWestern Researchers Actually Studied Cow Urine to Find out If It Has Any Medicinal Properties. They Found Quite a Few. Next, They\u2019ll Bottle It &amp; Call It a Miracle Cure. Meanwhile, y\u2019all Are Worried about What Racist Think of You on Social Media Https:\/\/T.Co\/n8ycU8NuLQ.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 25 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1717000793746723190\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1717000793746723190<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cWhite People in Geneva, Switzerland, Who Had Never Been to Africa, Much Less to Uganda, Came up with an Arbitrary Number That Idi Amin Killed 500,000 People. Read Mark Leopold\u2019s Idi Amin. There\u2019s No Evidence That Idi Amin Committed a Fraction of the Crimes His Accused of. Https:\/\/T.Co\/l9qCA9AREs.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 2 April 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1775266939356828103\">https:\/\/x.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1775266939356828103<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J-Dizzle is still in the Hizzle \u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udcc0\ud83d\udda4\u2764\ufe0f [@Jdizzle03246792]. \u201c@xspotsdamark @JohnECochran_ @nigellewinsom13 What Led to John Browns Inspiration Was Nat Turner\u2019s Rebellion and Nat Was Inspired by a Solar Eclipse Which He Interpreted as a Sign from God. In Fact like Most Slaves at That Time I Doubt Nat Even Knew about the Haitian Revolution Https:\/\/T.Co\/DY1M1B67iD.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 7 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jdizzle03246792\/status\/1699642185736478900\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jdizzle03246792\/status\/1699642185736478900<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>K\u00f3ryos derk \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa [@EuropeanAutocr1]. \u201c@xspotsdamark Cope Https:\/\/T.Co\/dErUwllyRG.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 4 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropeanAutocr1\/status\/1709697722742153397\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropeanAutocr1\/status\/1709697722742153397<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark The Romans Used Ice to Cool Their Food.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 4 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropeanAutocr1\/status\/1709694956602900738\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropeanAutocr1\/status\/1709694956602900738<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark You Have to Really Dislike Europeans to Claim They Didn\u2019t Use Ice as a Food Preservation Methode. Ice Houses Were Used Many Different Places in Europe.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 4 October 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropeanAutocr1\/status\/1709700734772547737\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropeanAutocr1\/status\/1709700734772547737<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ordinary Non-Halloween November Wrought [@noughtwrought]. \u201c@aurorachaang You\u2019re Han Chinese, China Colonized Taiwan and Killed Most of the Indigenous Austronesian Taiwanese People off Lol.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 21 November 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noughtwrought\/status\/1726752654301462747\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/noughtwrought\/status\/1726752654301462747<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafael Higonnet-Faithfull [@RafFaithfull]. \u201c@xspotsdamark @akegthatisaman @CoachLoubert @thepowergraphs Water Wheels, Flywheels, the Spinning Wheel, Cogwheels, Windmills, Gears, Pulleys, Block and Tackle, Verge Escapements, Gutenberg\u2019s Printing Press, Propellers, Screws and Turbines Are Not Only Useful, but the Very Things That Led to the Steam Engine and the Industrial Revolution!\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700164237073563711\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700164237073563711<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @akegthatisaman @CoachLoubert @thepowergraphs Wrong. Every Single Thing There Is a Pre-Industrial Technology. Waterwheels, Windmills, Spinning Wheels, and Cogwheels Are All Ancient Technologies, Used Extensively in the Middle Ages, and Extremely Instrumental to the Industrial Revolution. Https:\/\/T.Co\/b8LErEQDG1.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700191364741308673\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700191364741308673<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @akegthatisaman @CoachLoubert @thepowergraphs Yeah, and These Are All Technologies Incorporating Wheels, Which Are Not Modern\u2014Unlike What You Said. Most Are Ancient Technologies. All of These Technologies Were Used Extensively in the Middle Ages\u2014e.g. Water Wheels\u2014and Were Extremely Instrumental in the Industrial Revolution.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700195818500768223\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700195818500768223<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @DmitriThaSheep @akegthatisaman @CoachLoubert @thepowergraphs Wrong. I Never Went from Anything. In Fact, I Talked Solely about the Wheel as Used for Energy. Look at Every Single Thing I Listed Here. Every Single One Is a Technology Used for Energy, Not Transportation.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700204707770200318\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafFaithfull\/status\/1700204707770200318<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruk \u262d \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf0 [@Absurd_Ruka]. \u201c@xspotsdamark @ErenYea04263043 @bombsovrbaghdad How Is This Comparable? Gender Affirming Care Is a Medical Procedure with Research behind It. FGM Is Mutilation Often Done on Infants.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705551062122246169\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705551062122246169<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @ErenYea04263043 @bombsovrbaghdad It\u2019s Not a Problem, That\u2019s What It Is. It\u2019s Permanent Damage without Any Valid Reasoning. If Someone Thinks Gender Affirming Care Is the Same, They Just Haven\u2019t Done the Research.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705567912331776507\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705567912331776507<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @ErenYea04263043 @bombsovrbaghdad I\u2019ve Looked at the Research Regarding It. Almost All of It Unanimously Says It Is Extremely Harmful and Unnecessary Https:\/\/Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov\/Pmc\/Articles\/PMC6079349\/ Feel Free to Link Any Studies or Research That Prove Otherwise.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705569593916354565\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705569593916354565<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @ErenYea04263043 @bombsovrbaghdad Just Because Women Do Something Doesn\u2019t Mean It Can\u2019t Be Misogynistic. It Is Quit Literally Mutilation.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705549301470896285\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705549301470896285<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @ErenYea04263043 @bombsovrbaghdad \u2018Western Approved Medicine\u2019. What Are You Talking about? There Are Comprehensive Studies That Go over This. I\u2019ll Link Them If You Want to Read Comparing Gender Affirming Care to FGM Is an Unserious Position.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705552942546227227\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Absurd_Ruka\/status\/1705552942546227227<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strictly_Jake [@strictly_jake]. \u201c@xspotsdamark Https:\/\/Slovenia.Si\/Art-and-Cultural-Heritage\/Worlds-Oldest-Wheel-Found-in-Slovenia\/ Used on a Cart&#8230;.for Hauling Resources.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strictly_jake\/status\/1700047709951168726\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/strictly_jake\/status\/1700047709951168726<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trevor Culley [@HistoryofPersia]. \u201c@xspotsdamark That First Screenshot Is a Fake Translation (Real One Linked below). This Whole Thread Is Just Parroting Pahlavi Era Propaganda. Https:\/\/Livius.Org\/Sources\/Content\/Cyrus-Cylinder\/Cyrus-Cylinder-Translation\/.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 May 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPersia\/status\/1658126064378322945\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/HistoryofPersia\/status\/1658126064378322945<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>veritas et caritas, \u767d\u70af\u6db5 [@caritas_et]. \u201c@gogopedroe @xspotsdamark This Is Not a Quotation from Any Persian Text Saying Cyrus Did These Things. Even in English This Is Very Clear (Check the Tenses). Perhaps You Could Provide the Relevant Quotations? Academic Citations Please, Preferably a Critical Texts.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 May 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1657985926407294977\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1657985926407294977<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@Stretchmarx1 @xspotsdamark @gogopedroe I\u2019ve Read the Text in Question. That Screenshot Is Not the Document Itself. It\u2019s Not Even Half the Text &amp; It Barely Qualifies as a Translation given How Far It Departs from the Source Material. Can You Tell Me Who the Translator Was, and Where That \u2018Translation\u2019 Came From?\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 16 May 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1658271177620733952\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1658271177620733952<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark @gogopedroe This Is Not What I Asked for. Do You Have What I Asked for? Do You Know What a Critical Text Is?\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 May 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1657993619612246018\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1657993619612246018<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark Let Me Know When You Have Any Evidence That I\u2019ve Made Any Slanderous Statements, and Make Specific Claims with Specific Evidence.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768580373192364418\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768580373192364418<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark Once Again I\u2019m Screenshotting This before You Delete Your Post. I Didn\u2019t Say You Claimed There Was No Slavery in Mali. I Quoted You Directly Saying Something Else. Here\u2019s the Transcript. Https:\/\/T.Co\/l6evx9P3Y9.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768592079268282409\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768592079268282409<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark Please Provide the Full Context, Including the Source I Quoted Which Said Mansa Musa Owned Slaves.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768606473838551427\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768606473838551427<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark You Clearly Haven\u2019t Seen My Video, or You Would Know What I Actually Said. Please Watch It Properly and Take Notes Accurately so You Can Quote It Directly.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768598370862743687\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768598370862743687<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201c@xspotsdamark You Really Aren\u2019t Helping Yourself. I\u2019m Screenshotting This Post of Yours before You Delete It. I Note That You Have Failed to Even Quote Me, Misrepresentated What I Said, and yet Again Failed to Assess Your Source. This Is Further Evidence of Your Incompetence at Research.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 15 March 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768590433272414342\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/caritas_et\/status\/1768590433272414342<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vic DeGrammont [@votedegrammont]. \u201c@xspotsdamark From Your Sited Article, Read More than Just the Headlines. \ud83d\ude02 Https:\/\/Nationalgeographic.Com\/Science\/Article\/150331-Neanderthals-Music-Oldest-Instrument-Bones-Flutes-Archaeology-Science#:~:text=Once%20thought Https:\/\/T.Co\/FhohJZX7Rp.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 8 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/votedegrammont\/status\/1699973351844745408\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/votedegrammont\/status\/1699973351844745408<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 [@kkkhalidOF]. \u201c@xspotsdamark So, Which Side Do You Stand on? Is Mass Enslavement the Reason for the Wealth of the West or Is It Bad Policy That Reduces the Amount of Productive Workers into Tools? You\u2019re Flip Flopping.\u201d Tweet. <em>Twitter<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkkhalidOF\/status\/1705611619307340146\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkkhalidOF\/status\/1705611619307340146<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGreat House on X.\u201d <em>X (Formerly Twitter)<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1705580862308311212\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1705580862308311212<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGreat House on X.\u201d <em>X (Formerly Twitter)<\/em>, 23 September 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1705671991909376511\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/xspotsdamark\/status\/1705671991909376511<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsaac Samuel on X: \u2018specialists Such as John Hunwick, Rightly Dismiss Both Estimates as \u201cGrossly Inflated\u201d, Explaining That \u201cLogistical Problems of Feeding and Providing Water during the Crossing of the Sahara Rule out Numbers of This Order\u201d Https:\/\/T.Co\/ftd4Safi55\u2019 \/ X.\u201d Tweet. <em>X (Formerly Twitter)<\/em>, 3 December 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhaplord\/status\/1731386316883972200\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/rhaplord\/status\/1731386316883972200<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIsaac Samuel on X: \u2018\u201cThe King of Takrur Arrived in Cairo on Account of the Pilgrimage.He Had with Him Maghrib\u012bs (North Africans?) 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