Comments by "Lawrence D’Oliveiro" (@lawrencedoliveiro9104) on "Epimetheus" channel.

  1. 5:46 Qing was the ascendancy of the Manchus, when ethnic Han men were required to wear their hair in those long braided queues to indicate their subservient status.
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  2. 4:59 “By the Ethiopians ... with Portuguese assistance.” 7:44 “Selassie received backing from the United States.” Seems the “colonialists” are never far from the surface ...
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  3.  @mr.bigfacecat  Nicotine is addictive--one of the most addictive substances on Earth. Do you call cigarettes “poison” and ban them as well?
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  4. There is something called “seal script” which is very old. But I saw it used on a box of oranges imported for Chinese New Year festivities.
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  5. But legal drugs are OK?
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  6.  @mr.bigfacecat  Marijuana should be fine, then.
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  7.  @mr.bigfacecat  Why should a less harmful drug be illegal when a more harmful one is not?
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  8.  @mr.bigfacecat  But in your country it is still illegal. Why?
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  9.  @mr.bigfacecat  Who says it is?
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  10.  @Yun_InfiniteCloud  Does that include medicinal drugs as well?
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  11. So he didn’t really understand the concept of free academic debate. Europe also had a problem with that. The difference being Europe was never unified, so it was possible for scholars who were threatened in one place to find shelter in another place.
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