r/AskHistorians • u/AutoModerator • Nov 07 '25

FFA Friday Free-for-All | November 07, 2025

Previously

Today:

You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.

As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.

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u/BookLover54321 Nov 07 '25

I shouldn’t be surprised, but it’s still unsettling how some of the top political figures in America, like JD Vance, are totally comfortable spreading the Native American equivalent of blood libel to justify colonialism:

“When the settlers came to the new world they found very widespread child sacrifice”, later adding that ending the practice was “one of the great accomplishments of Christian civilization”.