Certainly long before the Louisiana purchase, and other westward expansion. Russia is less of a prison of nations that the US is.

  • Vncredleader
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    3 years ago

    This whole thing reminds me of when Liz went off on Adam Curtis and this liberal idiocy of being unable to view history pre the modern nation-state as anything more than a mist. As if nations are ordained by god

      • Vncredleader
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        3 years ago

        "and then something strange happened" https://shows.acast.com/5fc7c9db52d6971d13f1e77f/episodes/something-strange-happened

        genuinely one of their best episodes, all of Judge's appearances are, but I go back to this one a lot. Not even for comedy but just solid reminders in what materialism IS