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"Smithson's friends formed a virtual who's who of European science between the 1780s and the 1820s. Even as the world they inhabited was convulsed by war, they proclaimed themselves citizens of the globe and pledged allegiance first of all to truth and reason. Their highest aspiration was to be a benefactor of all mankind ..."

smithsonianmag.com/history/the

Smithsonian Magazine · Why This Wealthy British Scientist Saw So Much Potential in the United States of AmericaBy ["Heather Ewing"]

Staunch Liberalism is misunderstood. And I believe it’s really congressional to be a Staunch Liberal but that it also is a journey of accrued sense & understanding of it that should be taught better.

Everyone should be taught to read and understand the thoughts of The Enlightenment. Then we can come together as social + reasoned animals more often and with more good effect.

We can understand + improve our own conditions (scientifically) 🙏💕 #science #liberalism #ageofenlightenment

It's #Juneteenth, so here's an important lesson from @siderea connecting together the following 🧵s:

- the #SpanishReconquista,
- the #ProtestantReformation,
- the #AgeOfEnlightenment, +
- the #NewWorld ideologies they spawned.

This is our actual history. It has a through line which you definitely weren't taught in American schools. (Perhaps because once you learn about it, you can't unsee it.)

universeodon.com/@siderea/1105

Universeodon Social MediaSiderea, Sibylla Bostoniensis (@siderea@universeodon.com)@Stegosaurus@sciences.social I have perspective, but I also come with facts. I come from the sciences, but I ran away with history, and my relationship to it is forever colored by my STEM upbringing and the fact my fellow history travelers were also STEM people. As a sciencey person, you'll appreciate the importance of precision and nuance. You'll probably also have a lot of experience with how the general public believes a lot of nonsense about things you're well educated in, because there's, unfortunately, a lot of terrible teaching in the lower grades. So here's a thing to start with. If you grew up in and were educated in the US, you almost certainly have a naive and misleading understanding of slavery and racism. Most Americans, if they learn anything at all about slavery, it's about American slavery. It doesn't occur to them to even wonder "Is what happened in the US what happened everywhere?" Or "Was it always like this?" 1/ @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io