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2025-08-27,
of kingdoms and empires

curry kits, market, Chiang Mai, Thailand

2016-08-20 – Nikon D3300
curry kits, market, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Information Society What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) ↗

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recent video by OTR talking about the food of Ko Kret and having to explain the interaction of the Siam Kingdom, the Mon people, and the Burmese kingdom – and I am reminded once again how little actual world history we get in US schools – to say it is Euro-centric is putting it mildly – the only time any other country is mentioned is in its relation to it being conquered or colonized by a European nation

Why Does Ko Kret Have Thailand’s Most Unusual Food Scene? ↗

the empires and kingdoms of Southeast Asia are ignored – Asia is represented by China and Japan, India being nothing more than an extension of the British Empire – the empires between India and Constantinople are ignored – the Levant is currently being erased (both in the real world and in our history books) – the Persian empires are only mentioned in their conflicts with Greece – Africa is ignored – aside from the Spanish-American War, Central and South America are ignored until the word socialism is brough up

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