To be fair, most observers agree, the real cause of ukips implosion was brexit kingpin nigel farages defection to his brandnew brexit party, which came in first in the election, boosted by all the former ukip voters who defected with farage. Kotakuinaction is the main hub for gamergate on reddit and welcomes. Aug 12, 2015 theres no argument that sargon of akkads real name. Later, after sargons reign, the land to the north of sumer was also designated as akkad, even after the city had faded from history. It is commonly believed to have been located in the region of kish and babylon. Apr 15, 2019 sargon of akkad, whose real name is carl benjamin, is ukips candidate for the south west region of the uk, and one of the partys most highprofile prospective meps having gained legions of. Theres no argument that sargon of akkads real name. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Classical liberal and social commentator carl benjamin, better known by his youtube pseudonym sargon of akkad, has been selected as a ukip candidate for next months european parliament elections. The real and original sargon is identical to the king erroneously named hammurabi, where the script hmrb has been read backwards, correct being brhm or abraham. Sargon, who was also known as sharukkin, was the ruler of akkad in mesopotamia from 2340 to 2305 b. This biography profiles his childhood, life, rule, administration, timeline, and gives some fun facts.
Youtuber accused of triggering rape threats could stand for ukip. Through his military campaigns aimed at world conquest, sargon ii aspired to follow in the footsteps of his ancient namesake. The akkadians expanded their territory into locales along the euphrates river and northern parts of the middle east, including syria and turkey. Sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, boasts approximately 530,000 subscribers on youtube where he regularly provides commentary on social. Indeed, abraham was buried at machpela, which is nineveh, for its ancient name was called mespila by xenophon in the anabastis.
The feud between sargon of akkad and thunderf00t, which was started by the latter, is pretty tedious in and of itself. Jun 25, 2019 im unfamiliar with shoeonhead, but the others have turned into a bit of a joke. There was only one sargon, and this was sargon of akkad. From humble roots, he created a golden age in mesopotamia. Part of the growing altright, sargon of akkad, whose real name is carl benjamin, rose to prominence during gamergate, an antifeminist backlash by a section of gamers, from which benjamin developed a reputation for opposing antimisogyny movements and writers, garnering himself 800,000 youtube subscribers in the process. Cush may have been the biblical name for the city of kish, where sargon first took power. Im unfamiliar with shoeonhead, but the others have turned into a bit of a joke. The only reason scholars know sargon ii was tiglath pileser iiis son is from sargon iis own inscriptions and court documents from his reign. When people repeatedly harassed me, one of the first people to retweet me and signal boost the proof of this, was sargon. Sargon of akkad simple english wikipedia, the free. Sjws are now harassing sargon of akkads girlfriend. Sargon of akkad live uploaded a video 11 months ago 3. Are milo yiannopoulos, tommy robinson and sargon of akkad. He may have even made his way into egypt, ethiopia, and india.
Indeed, he may have driven the final nail into ukips coffin. Sargons job is to be a bombastic asshole who debates recordings of people his fans hate, delivering the gradeschool putdowns his. Yvette felarca real name yvonne felarca was released without bail after her last arrest. It is a semitic, not sumerian, name and so it is generally. Formerly benjamins favorite youtube background image. Carl benjamin antifeminist videos are in bad taste. Sargon of akkad had a failed kickstarter game, refunds.
A member of the eurosceptic rightwing uk independence party ukip, he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the south west england constituency in the 2019 european parliament election. Carl benjamin, better known online as sargon of akkad, is an english youtuber dedicated to antifeminism, centrism and criticism of social. Ukips london assembly representative and education spokesman david kurten discusses candice owens, idpol, islamic prison gangs, the battenfarage schism and grilling sadiq khan during the monthly. His real name is well known, and he frequently goes by his real name. Oct, 2010 carl benjamin, better known online as sargon of akkad, is an english youtuber dedicated to antifeminism, centrism and criticism of social justice. Sargon of akkad may have been the same person as the first sargon of assyria also known as sharrukin or sharrukin. Sargon of akkad, whose real name is carl benjamin, is ukips candidate for the south west region of the uk, and one of the partys most highprofile prospective meps having gained legions of. Sargon of akkad simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sargon of akkad carl benjamin named ukip candidate for. Sargon s empire would probably have included assyria.
This is probably a bust of naramsin of akkad, the grandson of the real sargon of akkad. With all of mesopotamia in his power, sargon went on to bigger, foreign conquests. Sargon of akkad is a british youtuber whose real name is carl benjamin. To the west, sargon conquered parts of syria and anatolia. He ruled from a new capital, akkad, which the sumerian king list claims he built on the left bank of the euphrates. Carl benjamin 1979, better known as sargon of akkad or the thinkery, is a. The name means ancestral city and its exact location remains a mystery. Jun 07, 2019 historical record and tablets from sargons era. Sargon shared his name with two later mesopotamian kings. Sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, is a controversal altright, selfdescribed centrist youtuber who four days ago announced he is running as a ukip mep candidate in the upcoming. Regardless of everything else, this is not doxxing. Weve seen carl benjamins rank misogyny before remember.
Sargon of akkad, also called sargon the great, sarrukan and sharganisharri, was the founder and first king of the akkadian empire. The city, which lent its name to the empire, has never been found. He has hosted conversations and debates with other youtubers on a wide variety of topics from politics to religion, history, and skepticism. Jan 27, 2017 sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, boasts approximately 530,000 subscribers on youtube where he regularly provides commentary on social justice warriors, the regressive left, and modern politics. Did carl of swindon aka sargon of akkad just destroy. They started off as the skeptics most of them showing videos about atheismthey took a turn for the worst at some point and werent really even trying to be skepti. The name was undoubtedly chosen in reminiscence of two former kings of assyria, particularly in commemoration of sargon of akkad flourished 2300 bce. The most hyperrational smug, disingenuous smirk on planet earth. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Not to be confused with the infinitely more noteworthy and hirsute emperor of the akkadian empire.
What is your opinion of youtubers such as sargon of akkad. His channel name and profile picture is based on sargon the great, the mesopotamian ruler who created the first established empire in history, the akkadian empire. Sargons vast empire is known to have extended from elam to the mediterranean sea, including mesopotamia, parts of modernday iran and syria, and possibly parts of anatolia and the arabian peninsula. Biography of sargon the great, ruler of mesopotamia. There has been a bronze mask found in akkad which may have resembled sargon.
King sargon of akkadfacts and information national geographic. Thank you name, your request has been sent to semaphore successfully. Answering questions from the public on a wide variety of contemporary political and social issues. The king probably took the name sargon from the legendary ruler sargon of akkad, who had founded the akkadian empire and ruled most of mesopotamia almost two thousand years prior. This kind of rhetoric is just as prevalent in the real world. It is dedicated to shocking or highly offensive content. He established the regions first semitic dynasty and was. On 28th november 2018, controversial youtuber sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, gave a talk titled populism in a changing west, hosted in the chipper.
Youtube says sargon of akkad has been suspended from making money from videos on its platform. He is listed in the assyrian king list as the son of ikunum and the founder of a dynasty. Sargon of akkad prominent leader who rose out of obscurity. What role he played in his fathers administration is unknown as no inscriptions identify tiglath pileser iiis younger son by name. Carl benjamin, better known online as sargon of akkad, is an english youtuber dedicated to antifeminism, centrism and criticism of social justice. How much money sargon of akkad makes on youtube net. The intent to partake in sargon the greats legacy was so strong that sargon ii, 722 705 bce, continued the use of the nearly extinct logograms to convey his name in exactly the same way as had sargon the great 1,500 years earlier. Carl benjamin born 1979 is a british antifeminist youtuber with the online pseudonym sargon of akkad. The akkadian name is normalized as sarrugi, or sarumgi. The kings name in the ancient texts is written using the logograms lugal. Apr, 2019 classical liberal and social commentator carl benjamin, better known by his youtube pseudonym sargon of akkad, has been selected as a ukip candidate for next months european parliament elections. Jul 23, 2019 meanwhile, sargon expanded his empire, defeating the elamites to the east, who inhabited what is today western iran.
Sargon the great conquered the lands across southern mesopotamia, syria, anatolia, and elam western iran, then he used innovative tactics to keep his empire running smoothly. He established his capital at akkad, near kish, becoming the first king of the akkadian dynasty. Sargon of akkad had a failed kickstarter game, refunds were. Sargon, byname sargon of akkad, flourished 23rd century bc, ancient. Sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, is the pseudonym of a british historian and liberal social commentator. Sargon ii was a neoassyrian king named after sargon of akkad. In 2334 bc, king sargon of akkad founded one of the worlds greatest empires. Offending peoples sensibilities is part of the product, part of why the videos appeal to neoreactionary dillweeds. Sargon of akkads youtube stats summary profile social.
Meanwhile, sargon expanded his empire, defeating the elamites to the east, who inhabited what is today western iran. Sargon s job is to be a bombastic asshole who debates recordings of people his fans hate, delivering the gradeschool putdowns his. I should put a title before the video name so anyone not interested in the video. Sargon of akkad carl benjamin named ukip candidate for eu. Finding information about sargon is quite difficult. Benjamin, who calls himself sargon of akkad after the ruler of a. Sargon of akkad is planning his ukip mep campaign on a. Known on youtube as sargon of akkad, he makes videos giving his commentary on politics and social issues and a conservative mra scum who hates women description. Mar 02, 2019 in 2334 bc, king sargon of akkad founded one of the worlds greatest empires. According to legend, sargon of akkad was born in secret to a priestess mother who set him adrift on a river, where he was found by the common. Sargon, byname sargon of akkad, flourished 23rd century bc, ancient mesopotamian ruler reigned c. There are many men who came after him who used the same name. Theres no argument that sargon of akkad s real name.
Sargon ii was middleaged when he came to the throne. I actually agree that this is a really silly thing to be dragging him through the muck for holy shit, he did the right thing. Sargon i was a king of the old assyrian period presumably named after sargon of akkad. But its far more interesting in its likely motivations. When i was crying after someone posted shit about my family, threatened to release my naked photos i had on my imgur account, and i was ready to. Hes known for his brash and controversial style, being popular among the intellectual dark web. Sjws are now harassing sargon of akkads girlfriend to try to ruin their relationship. Sargon of akkad biography facts, childhood, family. In late assyrian texts, the name of both sargon ii and sargon of akkad are written with the same spellings and sargon ii is sometimes explicitly called the second sargon sarrukin arku. Another clue possibly linking sargon with nimrod is the mention that cush was the father of nimrod. But the royal inscriptions do attest to him although the majority of akkad texts come from 2nd millennium assyrian and babylonian texts. It was kickstarted under his real name carl benjamin, as part of other worlds software.
Sargon of akkad also known as sargon the great, sharganisharri, and sarrukan, meaning true king or legitimate king reigned in mesopotamia from 2334 to 2279 bce. It is far more likely that he chose the name based on its use by the famous akkadian king rather than its use by his predecessor in assyria. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Jan 25, 2019 on 28th november 2018, controversial youtuber sargon of akkad, real name carl benjamin, gave a talk titled populism in a changing west, hosted in the chipperfield lecture theatre.
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