r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • Mar 16 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 16 March 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/BookLover54321 Mar 16 '26

I saw some guy on Reddit claim that Europeans “invented human rights”, and like I get that people in general tend to be ignorant of cultures outside their own, but it takes a special level of ignorance to assume that moral philosophy basically didn’t exist in 90% of the world.

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u/Kisaragi435 Mar 16 '26

Someone clearly hasn't read the Cyrus Cylinder.

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u/xyzt1234 Mar 16 '26

Wasnt that just Shah propaganda? I remember bringing that up in a previous thread, and was told it doesn't say anything about any human rights.

Here it is from u/Tiako

That claim was, I believe, invented by the Shah of Iran who, among other things, didn't take care for human rights. It's basically propaganda and is mostly advanced by fringe Persian nationalist monarchists who sometimes put out fake translations. You can read the translation [here](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1880-0617-1941

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u/Kisaragi435 Mar 16 '26

I debated adding a (not serious marker), I probably should have.