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Is there a pill redder than this?
>Zapffe's theory is that humans are born with an overdeveloped skill (understanding, self-knowledge) which does not fit into nature's design. The human craving for justification on matters such as life and death cannot be satisfied, hence humanity has a need that nature cannot satisfy. The tragedy, following this theory, is that humans spend all their time trying not to be human. The human being, therefore, is a paradox.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wessel_Zapffe
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>>2582748
>googles 'antinatalism' once
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>>2582748
No, that's not a redpill at all. It has nothing to do with the Jews.
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Is this your first foray into existentialism?
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How the fuck did Singapore become so powerful economically?
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>>2582701
Bump
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theyre not that 'powerful' economically. they provided high living standards and enormous wealth creation for their citizens by having a geographically advantageous location, little political strife and a technocratic minded government focused on economic growth.
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>>2582701
Malacca strait
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I go back and forth on this concept being real or not, but i've got some questions about so-called "degeneracy".
How would one gauge "degeneracy" in the modern world? Should such a concept be taken seriously? Is "degeneracy" caused by capitalistic consumer ideas or the ultimate conclusion of liberal ideals? If one or the other, is the modern era only more "degenerate" because of the increased availability of goods and services? And Finally, did the idea of "degeneracy" emerge because of Greek philosophical traditions or Gibbonism?
Discuss.
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Women's rights = degeneracy
Incontrovertible fact. Women are crude, vulgar approximations of proper well developed humans and the more power they have the more society comes crashing down
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>>2582507
Anyone who has more sex than me is degenerate. Anyone who has more fun than me is degenerate.
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>>2582507
>How would one gauge "degeneracy" in the modern world?
how many things there are in the world i don't like
>Should such a concept be taken seriously?
of course you cuck
> Is "degeneracy" caused by capitalistic consumer ideas or the ultimate conclusion of liberal ideals?
of course its the fault of libtards u socialist pinko shit
> If one or the other, is the modern era only more "degenerate" because of the increased availability of goods and services?
no its because of the jews
>And Finally, did the idea of "degeneracy" emerge because of Greek philosophical traditions or Gibbonism?
stop using big words you cuck
t. /pol/
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Why is japanese considered in the altaic language tree? Didn't it came from mandarin in the first place? İf so what makes languages in the same tree?
Also a general language thread
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>The classification of the Japonic languages (Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages) is unclear. Linguists traditionally consider the Japonic languages to belong to an independent family; indeed, until the classification of Ryukyuan as separate languages within a Japonic family rather than as dialects of Japanese, Japanese was considered a language isolate. Among more distant connections, the possibility of a genetic relationship to the Goguryeo (Koguryŏ) languages, or perhaps to Kara (Gaya), has the most currency. Goguryeo itself may be related to Korean, and a Japonic–Korean grouping is widely considered plausible. Independent of the question of a Japonic–Korean connection, both the Japonic languages and Korean were often included in the largely discredited[1][2][3][4] Altaic family. The relevance for Old Korean and modern Korean is unknown.
Also, I know that /int/ is shit when it comes to learning languages, but should this thread even be allowed here?
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>>2582379
>implying true steppe nomads didn't conquer Japan in the year 1 and that it was this steppe ancestory, living on through the takeda clan that enabled them to repel the Mongol invasions
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>>2582395
Why doesnt both korean and japanese get classfied under mandarin ? İsn't that the first language that they come from ? What kind of things are linguistics looking for when they are trying to classify languages under a language tree?
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Will the days of swords and forts make a comeback?
Would it be possible for a world wide war to spark enough damage enough to eradicate guns and ammo?
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The post petrol age will basically be a neo bronze age. My body is not ready.
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>>2582286
You would need something like what happened in the Emberverse, something just making modern era tech stop working.
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Not unless we run out of sulfur.
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If that maniac MacArthur got his way during the Korean war and was allowed to drop the bombs, would it have set a dangerous precedent? Would it have given nuclear-capable nations the greenlight to toss nukes anywhere? Would every nation in this timeline be nuclear-capable because of the even more realistic threat of atomic destruction?
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>>2582279
Yes
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He probably wouldn't have been given more than a small handful of nukes.
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This is not trolling, though many of you will feel that way.
I honestly ask your advice on prayer.
So here's the story:
>my life turned into shit
>tried everything to turn it around
>I'm unemployed
>can't do physical labor, cause my body is a mess (I'm not fat or something - I'm almost crippled)
So I decided to pray to God.
Not just "oh please, you're my last resort, I'm shit but plz help" - I meant it.
Tried to pray very seriously, even used theological reasoning to ask for forgiveness and help.
So:
1, I was 100% honest, like never before with anyone.
I told God my gravest sins, even the fact that my will is weak now, but I'm dedicated and want to become a better and stronger man.
2, I told God that if he could help just a little bit, then I'd offer my services to him (I'd literally serve him to spread his word, fight for his cause, etc - anything).
3, I told God that one of my greatest desire was to help others.
I only became selfish when literally everything in life turned against me.
And even then I only thought destructive thoughts, but mostly acted nicely towards others.
Basically I asked him to help me so I could help others.
Also prayed for other people, because I didn't want to sound selfish.
4, HERE'S A THEOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT ONE!
I told him that I understand he doesn't interfere in our lives because of free will.
So I offered God to take away my free will, so to speak (temporality or not, it's up to him), because I desperately need his help.
If free will is the only problem, then bypass it in my case.
If he wants to help, I want to accept it.
***
Nothing happened.
Why?
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>>2582216
Prayer, ideally, should be a recognition of God's power and authority/kingship and an attempt to do Him homage. Not a request for a favor. You should be praying because prayer itself is meaningful. Nothing happening is the default, and it takes a rare and lucky person to warrant personal intervention from On High. You will likely never get it, and if you're praying in the hope of some quid pro quo reciprocation, you're literally doing it wrong.
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>>2582216
cont.
So it's about free will.
I chose God, I asked his help and even told him that I don't mind if he breaks this rule in my case.
I just want to live a good life and help others.
I want to be useful, you know.
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>>2582224
So it's possible that God will never help me?
Even if I offered my services, my allegiance?
It's a depressive thought.
Maybe I'll pray for Him, recognize his power and authority 24/7 and he'll let me die in the streets?
Why has there been no serious pan-Anglo movement?
Is now the time?
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>>2582077
Because America would completely dominate the union. It would basically mean annexation for the other members.
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>>2582092
Which is bad why exactly?
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It was called the British empire.
>is now the time?
I don't think you amerilards realize Trump is totally killing Anglo hegemony. He doesn't recognize the special relationships between our countries. I don't think Trump is a Russian puppet but he's a useful idiot - Putin will influence UK and Australian politics to push it even further, you watch. The Alt Right has been coopted as a psyop.
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When can we pinpoint the exact beginning of Western decline and cultural/moral degeneracy?
One argument, states that it all went to shit after the French Revolution in 1789.France, after the execution of Louis XVI by the Montagnards had 2 emperors, and 2 kings, up until 1871.But it was mostly the fault of French monarchs that tried to restore Absolutism and L'Ancien regime in France, which was rather implausible.
On the other hand, after WW1, 4 empires were dissolved(Ottoman,Russian,German and Austro-hungarian),and empires like france were so decimated, they were forced to import colonial subjects (i.e Africans) for labour since they lost a fair portion of their manpower,and hence most feminist/egalitarian movements started.
Then again, WW2 marked the end of European world dominance, with the last 2 european empires being periodically dissolved(with the help of Americans),and thus the period of decolonization began, which hasn't ended to this day.Europe is being less important by the decade, and is now facing a huge immigrant crisis.
Therefore, what is it, /his/?
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>>2582075
1066
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>degeneracy
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>>2582079
wrong.
1054.
>hey japan wanna trade
>"no"
>why not?
>"You guys were over here conquering people 200 years ago we haven't traded since"
>but look at my new warship and it's large guns
>"Welcome! Come in, come in."
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>>2581979
Perry's part in ending Sakoku is a little overblown. It was more the straw that broke the camel's back than the driving force leading the Tokugawa to end the policy.
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>>2581994
I know but Perry is a huge meme.
>"Holy shit why did you just fire your cannons 73 times?"
>We're just celebrating American independence you silly gooks.
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OPEN
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Celticuck here.
How did developed nations in the ancient world specifically..
>"Roman Republic"
How exactly did these civilizations NOT come up with the concept of a representative democracy earlier? I mean, I know the Republic Era was supposed to pass for democracy, but with the number of Plebians, I'm surprised that the concept of 'regions get representatives' didn't come around earlier, especially with the amount of Greek influence.
Why did they not adopt a representative democracy for all classes earlier?
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>>2581851
Representative democracy was always bad idea and every city that attempted it turned into ruins.
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>>2581859
From what I recall, Athens (which is one of the most famous practitioners of democracy) only abandoned such a practice after they were invaded by an outside force.
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>>2581851
Because they fell to either the enemy within, reactionaries and wouldbe Sullas, and the enemy without Rome
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>yfw you realize you're the product of billions of years of natural selection and sexual selection and even if you're dumb by human standards you're still a million times more smarter than all those dumb animalcucks and you have unique intrinsic worth to the universe simply by virtue of being human
You're awesome anon i <3 u!
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>>2581668
Why humans are the only ones evolved to be creative and make civilisations?
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>>2581719
The mind and therefore its creations - be it civilisation, is explained by the evolution theory.
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>>2581719
We have thumbs
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Was USSR peak of human civilization and humanity?
USSR thread
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It was the honest attempt to reach that peak that failed miserably.
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Um, 62 million people were killed there in less than thirty years.
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>>2581648
>Was USSR peak of human civilization and humanity?
no but nazi germany was
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Howdy,
I want to write a paper about the connections between Fascism, Marxism and Liberalism and their foundations in the French Rev. My basic thesis will be that these three modern ideologies all share a common genealogy dating back to the french revolution and its three tenets, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, each of which correspond to Liberalism, Marxism and Fascism respectively.
Here's the problem, I am a fucking Construction Management student and I have no fucking idea how to write a research paper or do research for this project.
Any educated /his/torians have any advice for research/writing/book recommendations?
Currently reading the Oxford VSI's for the French Rev and Marxism, Eri Hota's 1941, and some short books on Marxism and Liberalism. I will also be going to my Uni library today to check out some books.
Additionally, any commentary on my thesis is welcome.
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>>2581522
>My basic thesis will be that these three modern ideologies all share a common genealogy dating back to the french revolution and its three tenets, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, each of which correspond to Liberalism, Marxism and Fascism respectively.
My suggestion is that you choose a different thesis as the premise of this one is blatantly false. Neither marxism nor fascism had their root in the French revolution while liberalism preceded and caused it.
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The premise is rather odd
Liberalism predates the French Revolution
Marxists view the revolution with a bit of antagonism
Fascism was well over a century later and was a result of the liberal/marxist divide
Linking all three with the French Revolution as their direct cause seems to be a big stretch
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0JAD7w72Wc
Secular Humanism was a mistake.
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So can anyone explain to me how vichy france and axis japan had no problem governing vietnam but as soon as the french republic and the americans took over everything went to shit and they got their teeth kicked in so hard?
Also why didn't the US use tactical nukes to aid the french like proposed?
The more I read about the indochina war and the vietnam war the more it looks like this was set up to fail in the first place. For what purpose?
Artificial polarisation to feed the military industrial complex or what?
I cant make sense of this shit
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>>2581410
The Post-War Indochina was built to fail. The U.S. was pushing decolonization hard in favor of their own interests.
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>>2581520
>in favor of their own interests.
Communism?
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>>2581593
Vietnam was intended to be a client state of the U.S. The Commies weren't supposed to win