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It pains me to see so many empty seats in front of him. This walking encyclopedia/funny guy deserves full lecture halls where students fight for a seat and the back is packed with students who didn't show up an hour before lecture to capture a seat, and now have to stand through a 2 hour lecture, but they don't mind, because his captivating lecture makes those 2 hours feel like they were too short
you are kidding right? those are empty by design. it's to have him filmed not his students. one of the reasons being they might not be on board with being filmed. so they are pushed rows to the back and out of the frame.
@@LobotimirMerkanski he has other video's with different camera angles, and the audience is really disappointing. A couple dozen at the most. At least he gets a good audience on youtube
Thanks God TikTok made me discover Prof Roy before they ban the app. First 30 seconds I watched on TikTok I immediately knew the guy is phenomenal. SINCE that’s the only thing I watch on RU-vid every day.
You're a brilliant academic. Well done! I am a keen historian and you are opening rabbit holes for me to go down. Really interesting and educational. Your students are very lucky to have you. Thanks Adeel. Manchester,UK.
This lecture is a breath of fresh air. When you mention in an aside about how the US school system getting people to make assertions about things they're generally uninformed about it blew my mind.
I stumbled on one of his lectures at the Austin School. I'm a regular listener and big fan of both. For all its fault, thank goodness for the internet and RU-vid.
The only one that can keep me focused for hours listening to history. I have become addicted to your videos. Please keep making videos professor! Mad respect
He’s great. I always learn so much. I’m guessing he may feel threatening to those who want to ban books on sexual minorities and race in schools and colleges.
That’s a false narrative. Nobody wants to ban books in colleges high schools or even middle school schools. Those people that you’re talking about simply want to limit pornography and sexual material for kids K -2nd grade. on the other hand, the Democrats were in favor of censorship of doctors and scientist who spoke out against the Covid narrative
@@brianp1230 nobody’s trying to ban books on sexual minorities and race in schools. That’s a false narrative. I’m a teacher and the books that are trying to be banned are sexually inappropriate books for 1st graders. In fact, the Democrats are actually the party of censorship who worked with big tech companies to censor doctors and scientist off the Internet who opposed to Covid narrative.
I'm homeschooling my 7th grader next yr. He knows more abt history than I...I'm looking for ppl like this for the history/social sciences portion. It's amazing what the US education system tries to keep out of the curriculum and the things they manage to indoctrinate without us even knowing. I've had to unlearn some things myself
It shows most people don't want the truth that is the seat is empty. As they say truth hurts. Lies makes them feel warm and fuzzy feeling inside. This video will stay when we are long gone Views will be much much more
This might seem like a small mistake but for a Poli Scientist I’m kind of shocked. The city of Flint MI did not choose to switch to the other river to save money (neither did the people of Flint vote for the politicians that cut OTHER peoples’ taxes) - it was the Republican governor - appointed “emergency manager” who’s job it was to make cuts to save money. That little detail really kind of changes the point of that anecdote, doesn’t it?
I will listen to him talk about history and all. He has tons of knowledge and an incredible story teller. I learned so much just from this one video, and will learn so much more with more of his lectures.
People's attention span has decreased to a level that makes it impossible for some to listen to an intellectually challenging lecture for almost 2 hours
Lovely talk. A bit confusing since the first 50 minutes or so are stuff from previous lectures that don't do that much service to the title. Other than that, I think ancient civilizations in general were not wholly that exaggeratedly good. One should be careful not to fall into cherry picking.
Great lecture! Love your lectures. But this lecture showed me how much of a liberal, or left swinging you are. For instance, i dont agree with your opinion that those accused of sexual assault should be fired from schools at 1:51:48. I believe in innocent until proven guilty. Why should they be fired if not convicted. Alot of women lie about rape accusations
Prof. Casagranda-- Re: The dark ages, any thoughts on the Younger Dryas impact theory and subsequently suspected extra-terrestrial impacts that align with major shifts in civilization? Namely relevant is that the dark ages align perfectly with a 600 meter meteor impact that created the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia estimated around AD 450-500. The theory is that the massive shower of material and water literally made the dark ages dark with clouds and rain. The fire in the sky and creeping return of a mini-ice age has significant parallels to pagan beliefs that surpassed the church in popularity at that time. Interested to hear your thoughts.
My friend attended a Swedish college that was prejudiced. The preschool program was run by a woman who was authoritarian and aggressive towards her, making her feel unsupported and helpless. She attempted to ruin her future by making her take a difficult test on the teaching profession and threatening to expel her if she failed. During her internship, the woman set her up with a bad and prejudiced manager, refusing to hear her complaints and taking the manager's side. This treatment of students is inhumane and goes against the fundamental goal of education, which is to support personal development and potential realization. Universities must address this problem and foster an environment that is welcoming to all students.
Extremely interesting lecture, thank you. I read somewhere that since Ancient Greece the civilisations that came the closest to true democracy were the North American Natives, I wonder how they were with regard to sexism.
Thank you for this, I feel better about feeling shitty about the society I must endure & my lowly place in it. I’m too old now to be wondering where my army is, but I understand angry, strong women are the worst!
@@nobaso620 At some point between 610 and before 594 BC, Necho reputedly commissioned an expedition of Phoenicians, who it is said in three years sailed from the Red Sea around Africa back to the mouth of the Nile; and would thereby be the first completion of the Cape Route. Herodotus, The Histories, Book IV: chapter 42
Just to play devil's advocate, if the course is on western civ. isn't it appropriate to spend more time on Greece and Rome than on non-western civilizations? I think his argument would be more appropriate for a world history survey.
OK let me try asking this question another way. Suppose that you had a course on the history of Spain. Would it really be appropriate to discuss only its cultural sources and antecedents, but not Spain itself? What if you were teaching a history of France but spent very little time talking about France? If you have a course on Western civ shouldn’t you discuss Greece and Rome?
@@arlieferguson3990 of course we should, the problem is we focus heavily on Greece and Rome and discount civilizations that set them up, almost as if those are the superior nations self-achived and autonomous and thier success somehow came out of a vacuum by itself. We unfortunately have a superiority complex and discount the other non-European empires and civilizations that had a pivotal role and impact in the progess of the world
It’s amazing how passionate this guy is and how interesting and captivating his speech can be. Having said that it’s astonishing how many things he got wrong.
Who were people, who _allowed_ women to become a pharaoh? It's like when a wife allows her man to lead her. Where the power lies is still obvious... :)
I was reading this comment right on the moment where the lecturer said about why do Americans being thought to speak of their opinion of something they know nothing about. Can’t find the best timing for that!
@@HenyMustikasari why do you assume that people who have knowledge of a subject are providing a fair and correct interpretation? It’s funny it shows you actually lack an ability to critically think. But it’s quite typical coming from your type lmao
I am sorry to say but the information you have about how Spartan children were raised is not accurate. Boys were taken from their mothers after they were 7 years old. So before you have the next lecture about the subject maybe you should revisit the research on that matter
Dr. Casagranda's disdain for Germanic peoples and the Western world is glaringly evident in his rhetoric, where he casually mocks and belittles their history and contributions. His dismissive attitude towards the Holy Roman Empire, branding it the "unholy German Confederacy," reveals a deep-seated bias against Germanic heritage. Despite his claimed partial German ancestry, he trivializes the significance of ancestry, using it as a shield to spew venom against the very cultures he ostensibly belongs to. This is further compounded by his assertion that rewriting history to diminish Western achievements is somehow justified, framing it as a form of reparation for past wrongs. It's a twisted logic that not only betrays a profound hatred for his own heritage but also aligns him with those who seek to undermine the foundations of Western civilization. His comment about being obsessed with ancestry yet dismissive of others' lineage, coupled with his bizarre focus on his own background, reeks of self-loathing and an almost pathological need to distance himself from his roots. By advocating for the erasure and vilification of Western achievements, particularly those of Germanic peoples, Casagranda reveals himself as a traitor to the very culture that shaped him, driven by an ideology that seeks to dismantle and degrade the Western world.
Dr. Casagranda's twisted logic and historical revisionism know no bounds. He eagerly points out the supposed human sacrifices by the ancient Greeks, yet conveniently ignores the glaring hypocrisy in his support for modern practices like abortion and the radical transgender agenda, which are far more comparable to these ancient acts than anything the Greeks might have done. But here's the kicker: even if we take his claims at face value, it wasn't the Greeks as a whole committing these acts-it was likely people like him, those who undermine and distort the culture from within. His assertion of Germanic ancestry becomes even more suspect in light of his blatant disdain for Germanic and Western traditions. It's almost as if he’s fabricating a connection to these cultures just to better position himself to tear them down. Given his eagerness to disparage Western civilization and his almost obsessive need to distance himself from his roots, one has to wonder if there’s another ancestry he holds in higher regard. The way he cherry-picks history to fit his narrative makes one seriously question the truth of his self-proclaimed heritage. It seems more likely that he identifies with something else entirely, something that drives his deep-seated animosity towards the very civilization he claims to descend from.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I like the idea modern politicians fighting gladiator and die on the cause. we don't need to worry about him anymore taking bribe from big pharma companies.
