Genghis Khan statue on the Mongolian steepes

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Hmmm.... will Sly get annoyed if I bring up Reddit again? :grin:
     
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    If anyone is interested, Dan Carlin has a history podcast called Hardcore History on iTunes. He just did a five part awesomely done podcast series on Genghis Khan, in total about ten hours. If you like history and podcasts, check it out.
     
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    explain this inside joke please. Who is Reddit?
     
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    I didn't get annoyed last time. Just thought it was funny one week you're posting, "you should go to Reddit" and the next "hey, you copied that from Reddit!"
     
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    http://www.reddit.com/

    A lot of the things that get posted on this forum and on Facebook actually originate on Reddit, or first go viral on Reddit. It's a complete mishmash of funny pictures, videos, news, information, and anything else you can think of. If you have an interest, there is most likely a sub-reddit dedicated to it.

    I just like to poke fun at Sly because I'll see something on Reddit and then an hour later Sly will post it on here :grin:
     
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    It's actually pretty amazing. Too bad Mongolia is a shit country and probably the last place I would want to visit.
     
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    Oh, it seemed like you got a little annoyed with me. :devilwink:
     
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    ...yeah, that is ALMOST as cool as Crazy Horse in South Dakota!

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    Except that G Khan was responsible for the deaths of twenty million people, kind of surprised how history looks so well upon him.
     
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    That statue really doesn't look like it's actually there.
     
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    yes a mishmash of everything including spacedicks, gonewild and picturesofdeadbabies. All of those subreddits are NSFW and only one is worth looking at, Ill let you guys figure out which one.
     
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    Looks like something out of WOW.
     
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    Yes I had similar thoughts as well.
     
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    You mean like Alexander the Great? Its mostly because he won, history loves the victor. His accomplishments were also very impressive. He conqured the known world. Also interesting fact that 1 in 200 men alive today can trace their DNA directly back to Genghis Khan.

    http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/g...ect-descendants-of-genghis-khan/#.UWBhFpPU9PM
     
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    Well, you have a bit of a point, but Alexander the Great killed hundreds of thousands of people, vs tens of millions by G Khan. His conquests were very impressive. You are correct that the victors write the history, however there has been more history written and taught lately that tries to present both sides views and not just that of the victors. Native American history, slavery in America, Vietnam Nam, all more recent that the Mongols or ATG, so perhaps it's only recent history in which there is an attempt at more honest teachings.
     
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