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The Nika Riots by: Unitary Moonbat Sun Apr 26, 2009 at 19:36:29 PDT ( - promoted by buhdydharma ) The truly beautiful thing about history is the way it informs on such a multitude of levels.  Depending on the way one reads things, the same story can be anything from a simple, cautionary tale, to an eerily-similar depiction of current events, to a cause for awe and celebration of human achievement, to an inspiration for future generations - and all manner of interpretations in between.  But, since the understanding of history is ultimately a personal thing, I'll leave it to my fellow historiokossians to figure out how we as a community should look at the story of the Nika Riot. Join me, if you will, in the Cave of the Moonbat, for a look a one of the most divisive times in the history of one of the world's great civilizations.  Now, far be it from me, a lowly historiorantologist, to claim that we as a community might see a bit of ourselves in the story - but I do confess to a hope that (if we have indeed laid waste to a third of our metaphorical city in the recent flamewars) the minds and passions here are capable of raising from the ashes our own Hagia Sofia. There's More... :: (9 Comments, 5552 words in story)