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ThinkingWest
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Forming Minds. Rebuilding the West.
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    ThinkingWest
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    Jun 8
    -30 pages a day -7 days a week -that's ~50 books a year If you read mostly non-fiction or classics you'll be one of the most well-informed people anywhere you go on a large number of topics.
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    Will Tanner
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    Jun 7
    If you can read a book a week, on average, you'll be one of the top 1% of book readers in America Teddy Roosevelt found time to read pretty much every day of his life, both as a cowboy and as president Thomas Jefferson had one of the greatest libraries, if not the best library,
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    ThinkingWest
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    Jun 28, 2024
    The sword you choose says a lot about you—what’s your pick?
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    ThinkingWest
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    Nov 6, 2025
    A picture is worth a thousand words
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    Roman Helmet Guy
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    ThinkingWest
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    Sep 9, 2025
    Nothing obliterates the myth of inevitable progress like pictures and videos from 50-100 years ago. Seems like nearly everything besides technology has gotten worse.
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    Masterpieces of France
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    Sep 9, 2025
    Passengers aboard a French train (1975).
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    ThinkingWest
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    Oct 15, 2024
    The British Empire was, in some ways, a force for good. In many places it occupied it: -raised the standard of living -developed infrastructure -promoted education It also single-handedly ended slavery for much of the world…🧵(thread)
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    ThinkingWest
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    May 24, 2024
    The British Empire was, in many ways, a force for good. Nearly everywhere it occupied it: -raised the standard of living -developed infrastructure -promoted education It also single-handedly ended slavery for much of the world…🧵(thread)
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    ThinkingWest
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    Apr 19, 2024
    A democracy can only last 200 years. At least, that’s according to 18th-century historian Alexander Tytler. He claimed democracies always follow a predictable pattern and are doomed to end in servitude…🧵
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    ThinkingWest
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    Jul 26, 2024
    The French Revolution was a disaster for the human race.
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    ThinkingWest
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    Jul 13, 2024
    What’s the best architectural style?
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    ThinkingWest
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    Nov 8, 2025
    “there is nothing civilizational about the West”
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    Savio Arihan Rodrigues 🇮🇳
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    Nov 6, 2025
    Firstly Elon, there is nothing civilisational about the West. They were barbarians, now they are better dressed barbarians who prance around as defenders of virtues and democracy but are actually colonial parasites always looking for new strategies of colonisation. They come as
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    ThinkingWest
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    Jul 5, 2024
    The East India Company was the most powerful corporation of all time. It had an army larger than Great Britain's, and its influence shaped the borders of continents. So how did a company become stronger than most countries?🧵
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    ThinkingWest
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    Nov 22, 2024
    When General von Steuben first set foot at Valley Forge in 1778, a soldier described him as “the ancient fabled God of War”. He turned a ragtag group of militiamen into a disciplined force who took down the mighty British army. Here’s how🧵
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    ThinkingWest
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    Mar 6, 2025
    Bring back this aesthetic please
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    ThinkingWest
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    May 10, 2024
    “Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder,” according to 20th-century historian Arnold Toynbee. He claimed every great culture collapses internally due to a divergence in values between the ruling class and the common people…🧵
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