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mr715

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21. Well, that makes me sad.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #20)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 11:06 PM

21 hrs ago

Let me glibly submit that at least Aristotle was wrong about everything.

But, friend, yeah -- imagine if history had not burned those libraries where we would be.

... we'd be here.

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I did not anticipate the destruction of our history [View all] edhopper Yesterday OP

I worry not Trumpdumper Yesterday #1

History hasn't been destroyed, indusurb Yesterday #2

You are right kwolf68 Yesterday #3

Reality will set in. cachukis Yesterday #4

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

I really feel bad for ALL young people today bluestarone Yesterday #5

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

A group was archiving government webpages BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #7

1984 - The memory hole... Wounded Bear Yesterday #8

This has all happened before. OC375 23 hrs ago #10

When it happened in Alexandria edhopper 22 hrs ago #13

We don't know what we lost OC375 20 hrs ago #24

Im hoping some employees took stuff home. Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #11

Probably some edhopper 22 hrs ago #14

Years in the future Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #28

Shades of Iraq.. Hope22 22 hrs ago #12

I remember books. BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #15

Much of what the government had edhopper 22 hrs ago #16

I am depressed every day. BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #17

Source? NJCher 18 hrs ago #27

The articles I read edhopper 11 hrs ago #30

I'd have to see NJCher 10 hrs ago #31

History is like your integrity maxrandb 21 hrs ago #18

We still know Aristotle's Poetics despite it being burned. mr715 21 hrs ago #19

There might have been 100 other plays edhopper 21 hrs ago #20

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

He was not wrong edhopper 21 hrs ago #23

Idk, I thought Plato came off professorial mr715 20 hrs ago #25

I believe that the backlash against this administration, will be Jack Valentino 21 hrs ago #22

The markodochartaigh 20 hrs ago #26

Yep. i agree. But ultimately, i guess the American people as a whole didn't deserve it. lostnfound 14 hrs ago #29