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19. We still know Aristotle's Poetics despite it being burned.

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 10:52 PM

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Truth never is defeated.

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I did not anticipate the destruction of our history [View all] edhopper 21 hrs ago OP

I worry not Trumpdumper 21 hrs ago #1

History hasn't been destroyed, indusurb 21 hrs ago #2

You are right kwolf68 21 hrs ago #3

Reality will set in. cachukis 20 hrs ago #4

Yes. And so will the history of these fascist fks. Sooner or later B.See 20 hrs ago #9

I really feel bad for ALL young people today bluestarone 20 hrs ago #5

I share your sentiment. This is SO much worse than I thought. yellow dahlia 20 hrs ago #6

A group was archiving government webpages BlueWaveNeverEnd 20 hrs ago #7

1984 - The memory hole... Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #8

This has all happened before. OC375 18 hrs ago #10

When it happened in Alexandria edhopper 18 hrs ago #13

We don't know what we lost OC375 16 hrs ago #24

Im hoping some employees took stuff home. Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #11

Probably some edhopper 18 hrs ago #14

Years in the future Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #28

Shades of Iraq.. Hope22 18 hrs ago #12

I remember books. BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #15

Much of what the government had edhopper 18 hrs ago #16

I am depressed every day. BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #17

Source? NJCher 13 hrs ago #27

The articles I read edhopper 7 hrs ago #30

I'd have to see NJCher 5 hrs ago #31

History is like your integrity maxrandb 17 hrs ago #18

We still know Aristotle's Poetics despite it being burned. mr715 17 hrs ago #19

There might have been 100 other plays edhopper 16 hrs ago #20

Well, that makes me sad. mr715 16 hrs ago #21

He was not wrong edhopper 16 hrs ago #23

Idk, I thought Plato came off professorial mr715 15 hrs ago #25

I believe that the backlash against this administration, will be Jack Valentino 16 hrs ago #22

The markodochartaigh 15 hrs ago #26