Through testing and documented studies, we know that:
– Landlords are less likely to rent to Black or Hispanic people based solely off of their names. The more "ethnic" your name, the less likely spaces in higher income neighborhoods are likely to rent to seekers.
– School funding is often tied to local property taxes, so many predominantly Black and Hispanic districts have fewer resources than wealthier, whiter districts.
– Black and Hispanic defendants receive longer and harsher penalties/convictions in court when compared to white defendants.
– Traffic stop and search-rate data in many cities shows Black and Hispanic drivers are stopped more often than White drivers. Every Black man you've ever met with a driver's license has been pulled over just for being black.
– "Resume audit" studies (identical resumes with different names sent to employers) have repeatedly found lower callback rates for names perceived as Black versus white,
– Voter suppression targets minority voters to a greater degree than white voters. Just look at the southern states trying to erase minority controlled districts in this election cycle.
The Mongols may as well have been an extinction event as they were that violent. They swept out of the Montol steppe, took over China, Korea, down to South East Asia aaaaaaaallllllll the way over to Poland.
The only reason Europe exists as it does today, is because the Mongols stopped invading. Weren't repelled. Weren't held off. They stopped because the Great Khan back east had a heart attack and Ogedai had to go back to participate in the funeral & elect a new Great Khan.
If you listen to podcasts, I highly recommend listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: The Wrath of the Khans. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nLmHLvEaRCJ08XueJTe17
It's about 8 hours of content on the Mongols and you're gonna learn so much. It's great!
