tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post6708406960434730514..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Post-truth political appreciationAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-52223887449757610902012-11-29T16:57:04.629-05:002012-11-29T16:57:04.629-05:00Your pardon for quibbling about a minor line in an...Your pardon for quibbling about a minor line in an otherwise solid piece, but the Civil War was not only not "the most horrendous extended bloodletting the world had known to that date", it wasn't even the worst going on at that time. It was unique among modern wars of Western Europeans and their descendants but the Taiping Rebellion was one of the worst things the world has ever seen and even it was not the worst thing Asia had seen at that point.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_RebellionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-31058814806495668762012-11-28T15:37:36.408-05:002012-11-28T15:37:36.408-05:00Just wonderful. Damn it, now I'm going to have...Just wonderful. Damn it, now I'm going to have to go see Lincoln.Hal Espenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814217088173209717noreply@blogger.com