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1. Bαshαbez (bashabez5@radical.town)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2019 11:46:01 EDT Bαshαbez

   The idea that "Western civilization" is somehow tied to "whiteness" is intentional in removing people of color from our role in history. The concept of race based on skin tones wasn't an idea in roman times. That's why Septimius Serverus wasn't seen by his people as a "black african emperor married to a brown syrian woman" but just naturally seen as a "Roman Emperor". Thinking of greek/roman culture as a white society is just factually incorrect, there were tons of people of color who were just as important and as much of the society as those with light skin. There's also the failure to realize that the Roman Empire would conquer areas and then the people were seen to be just as much part of "roman" society as others, many african and "middle eastern" traditions, arts, music, etc. were combined with those of rome/greek traditions. Looking at this map it's hard to think that all the people in the confines of the roman empire were somehow white?

   1. Bαshαbez (bashabez5@radical.town)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jul-2019 11:55:07 EDT Bαshαbez

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      My background (other than political organizing) is in Art, Art History, and History. The idea that the formation of civilization and the monumental achievements and inventions as "white" is factually incorrect. The cradle of civilization was with the advent of agriculture was in the fertile crescent where ancient mesopotamia/Sumerian people were located is a region in modern day Iraq/Syria/Turkey.
      Something else that also needs to be pointed out is the concept of the "Dark Ages" in European society. Most of the "Dark Ages" were NOT dark ages for cultures in the middle east/africa/asia where inventions and strides in science/art/mathematics which were introduced into white european society that greatly improved peoples lives when it came to agriculture, medicine, design, etc.