Empires rise and fall by vibes alone
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Historical materialism is the argument that a) historical events have causes & b) those causes are material, i.e. not supernatural or divine.
If not “material conditions,” the causes of the French Revolution would be: God’s wrath, the literal “zeitgeist,” a wizard did it, or “just happened, man.”
If not “material conditions,” the causes of the French Revolution would be: God’s wrath, the literal “zeitgeist,” a wizard did it, or “just happened, man.”
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"Empires rise, empires fall
Ever westward
The vibes of empires take their eternal way"