Pop History and its Consequences

“Pop” History is a term that’s a bit rough to define, but loosely covers the idea of history media made for popular consumption, with varying degrees of rigor and penetration into the public consciousness. This video aims to clarify its boundaries, constraints, and purpose.

Thanks to @thatguySako and @FreddaYT for the voice lines

And I mentioned this video by @JoseBird
Conservative Nonfiction Nonsense

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My Links:

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Sources:

Alexopoulos, Golfo. Journal of Cold War Studies 10, no. 1 (2008): 132–36.

Fussell, Paul. The Great War and Modern Memory. Oxford University Press, 2000

Glubb, John Bagot. The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1977.

Gretton, G 2011, 'Andy Wightman, The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got It',

Montefiore, Simon Sebag. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar. (2004) London: Phoenix, 2020.
Wightman, Andy. The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got It. Edinburgh: BIRLINN LTD, 2015.

The reddit post:

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Timestamps:
00:00 intro
06:30 Truisms
12:54 Theories of Everything (Glubb)
17:16 Outsider History
31:58 Bestseller History
47:38 Conclusion

[daniellewhite]

At 10:55 what is the source for “I die, but the state remains”? Cause it seems important to have a source for that.

[sherlockehekatl]

I read the thumbnail as "I am die. The state remains."

[bootmii]

"I am die. Thank you forever." -- Louis XIV, probably.

[Johnaii_Steck]

This video has shaped my whole world view since I was 14

[classiclife]

"He who tells the best stories wins" - Stalin
"I am Death, Destroyer of the State" - Louis XIV

[EmperorTigerstar]

Of course the real quote is "Le Sénat, cest moi."

[hbrano]

Funny, this is the first time I've heard of the battle of the Somme called "The great fuckup."

[philiphunt-bull]

1. It is known
2. It is known
3. It is known
4. IT CAME TO ME IN A DREAM

[chrisbarber]

Now wait just a goddamned minute, you mean to tell me Shakespeare didn't actually write "prithee, fetch my catboys"?

[Queekitch]

To be fair to mr. Wightman, Scottish land law was genuinely messed up in a lot of places
for instance: did you know that only lords could own land? And that anyone who owned land was therefore automatically a lord?
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[sophiaoconnell]

I like that we are taught from like 3rd grade that people in the past intermixed history and legend and mythology and then we’re like “but not us tho, we’re different!”

It’s cool that I made a comment just piggy backing off the idea proven in the video that many people these days allow myths to affect their view of history but several insecure people with no reading comprehension are acting like I said academic historians are making shit up. I never said that, pls go away.

[leesnotbritish]

“I die, but the state remains.” That goes so hard, I love it. This is an improvement.

[wrathisme]

*"I am die. State you forever."*

[universal_hyssoap]

that triangle has shaped my whole worldview since i was 14

[nobody]

Next time you will tell me that chancelor Palpatine didn't say "I am the senate" before becomming emperor.

[scotttaylor]

14:00 Love how he put the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire on there separately as if they were two different empires and not the same empire under different management.

Also "Greece" as one cohesive idea instead of a mishmash of petty kingdoms

Also Romanov Russia, as opposed to the other eras of Russian government that have lasted both far longer and far shorter

Also the fall of the Ottoman Empire being 1570. Even under a vague idea of "falls" that's comically early

And this is just the empires he mentioned. I'm surprised he didn't include the Qing Dynasty's 276 years in power, but of course that would ignore the fact that Chinese dynasties have lasted anywhere from 14 to 550 years

[akioasakura]

“You should always believe everything you see on the internet”—Albert Einstein

[FrostytheAwesome]

I majored in engineering, but I took an American History class in college and it was one of the most eye-opening and enriching courses I ever took. I had to reexamine a lot of my own bias, and the class taught be how to think like an academic. Thank you for creating these videos so I can continue to be a better thinker and a life-long learner!

[GilTheDragon]

If one has sources one will not clearly cite, does one ACTUALLY have those sources?
At least "it came to me in a dream" is honest about its place in culture.

[arifal-yousif]

See, I wouldn't say you are "pop history", Rosencreutz, but more "pop historiography", which is much needed!

P.S. Nice triangle ;P