Quote Originally Posted by The Persian Cataphract View Post
The mob has never been an adequately objective "instrument" of measurement of historical or cultural impact as some of you would like to suggest. It only measures popular appeal, and hardly serves as a reflection of facts.
The mob means nothing to me. If they haven't at least bothered to have read A.E. Redgate's "The Armenians", let alone taken a glimpse of the exquisite works of Mark Chahin and Cyril Toumanoff, then I will not even pay heed to their valueless impressions of historical Armenia.
wow, that was quite a large post. and yes non-western cultures are very important and had a large impact on the world. and yes the mob or common people, are not a very good instrument to measure anything for that matter. But then again history has shown that the mob itself has more times than not played a huge part in the history of the world. The fate of entire nations and empires has been decided by the mob. A person who wants to make a huge difference in the world usually needs the support of the mob if they want to get anywhere. It might not seem fair, but that is just how things work in this world.