12 Annoyances for Historians | The Diatribe

There are many things that annoy historians, but here are least 12 of them and why they do so. Since I can only put 5 info-cards, here are the videos referenced: 6:05 -    • The holy trinity of US history   9:20 -    • The Son (2017) | Based on a True Story   10:40 -    • What if the Fourth Plane Hit Its Target? (...   11:30 -    • Superlatives in History - who's first?   14:25 -    • Nations are new   16:55 -    • Braveheart | Based on a True Story   17:05 -    • 10 Common Slavery Myths   19:40 -    • I make mistakes | The Diatribe   22:55 -    • anti-conspiracism   23:50 -    • anti-conspiracism   24:20 - https://amzn.to/2Ef5SAG 26:30 -    • WILSOOOON!!!!   27:30 -    • What caused the American Civil War?   28:55 - https://archive.org/details/Appropria... ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, rev. Ed. (1983; London, UK: Verso, 2006). https://amzn.to/2uGcZNm Sven Beckert, "History of American Capitalism," in American History Now, edited by Eric Foner and Lisa McGirr (Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2011), 314-335. https://amzn.to/2TVfzK8 ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Support the channel through PATREON:   / cynicalhistorian   or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalh... LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   / cynicalcypher88   Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / cynical_history   ------------------------------------------------------------ List: 12) 1-dimensional characterization 11) "History is boring" 10) judging with modernity 9) The Holy Trinity of US History 8) "newer is better" 7) alternate/fictional history 6) Superlatives 5) naturalism 4) popular misconceptions 3) believed omniscience 2) plagiarism 1) conspiracism ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #history #annoyances