Would /ourguy/ il duce have been better of if they were given more time by hitlah? What exactly is wrong with the italian army
Italians are a bunch of un trust worthy people, they betrayed Germany in WWI mid-late war.
They made the same mistake by not mobilizing immediately, buy the time they did it was already too late.
>Insert 13 reverse gears in Italian tanks meme here.
Why he sided with this loser Adolf anyway?
>>2782028
honestly, italians dont have a strong sense of national identity or sense of honour in the traditional western sense. they are highly emotive and compassionate, but 'getting one over you' is their cultural grading of intelligence. in the picture i posted from The Economist, you can see that Italians rank themselves as the least trustworthy people in the EU.
To expand on italian lack of nationalism, italy still strongly stores its cultural and social loyalty to the city/town/area you are from, at a stretch if you are from north/south/one of the islands. this attitude finds its basis in the many principalities and kingdoms that made up the country of italy today, showing that as a people, they have a fractured and distinct history thats disjointed from any overarching national narrative
What was organized crime in pre-industrial societies like?
indistinguishable from government
>>2781947
I think the Yakuza existed before the Meiji restoration and have been around for over 200 years. It's not very insightful but maybe read about them.
>>2781947
Those aren't outlaws, they're village militia from the last decades of the Qing Dynasty. Children to be exact. Which makes them the police.
That guy even has a "rank badge" which is like a proto-dog tag indicating your rank/army unit.
So what if Germany had settled on one design (chassis/hull wise) for their tanks and got a proper assembly line working instead of having 37 smiths making ball bearings in their barns. Would it have had a noticeable impact on their tank production and production costs?
For this example let's say that instead of making the PzII, III, IV, 35 and 38, they went with only the Pz IV instead. It's close enough to the III to justify scrapping that, II could be replaced by armoured cars in function and the 35 and 38 were just there because the Czech factories were already tooled for them. The IV has a larger turret ring, so scrapping IV for III wouldn't be feasible. I know that this is a whole lot of hindsight, but in principle, theoretically, what impact would it have had?
I'm running an alt-history pnp and want to make it at least plausible, but my autism can only go so far.
>>2781908
I don't understand your question....if they settled on one tank instead of trying to build 379433 tanks all with different parts and chassis would it have affected the outcome?
>>2781916
I'm asking to what extent it would have affected the outcome. Would it have been enough to matter on the large scale or not?
you dont understand how it works
the tanks (dont call it tank, call it armor) have a purpose
in 1939 the purpose of armor was to quickly get behind enemy lines, a wreak havoc in the supply line
the PzII, 35 and 38 reflect that
then the war showed it is important to have your armor able to overcome other armor so you developed better protected and better armed vehicles
warfare develops, you cant say if they started procuding panthers in 1939 theyd win the war
the need did not rise, the technology was not there and certainly no experience of large armored battles
the czech series provided a great platform for SPGs and anti tank SPGs, so it was not as much of a wasted production
but even your flawed idea cant overcome one thing
the germans were running low on men, even on crews
it takes a long time to be able perfect driving a tank, to move in formation etc.
they wouldnt have enough to fully fill the ranks
What are some good examples of Christian civilizations/movements that genuinely follow the actual "weirdness" of New Testament canon.
>>2781884
New testament is more about what you do as a person and how you are given faith than strange rituals and observances in the old testament.
>>2781884
None because Christianity is antithetical to human nature.
Christ's teachings were eschatological in nature. He thought that the end of the world was at hand. His teachings only make sense in this context.
>>2781887
I'm hardly an expert on the NT but from what I have read it does seem to have a certain "finality" to it. Like we're living in the end times and should embrace love, God, etc with this kind of mindset.
idk. I've made it a mission for the next few weeks to read the bible cover to cover so I guess I'll see.
Who is your favorite saint?
>>2781851
Roch is a pretty cool guy
>>2781851
Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
>>2781851
Saint Pepsi
What can /his/ tell me about thuggees? Most successful terrorists in history?
>>2781751
They're massaging a guy
>>2781751
Just call them niggers.
Fucking /pol/
>>2781751
They're believed to have been wiped out but a branch of the sect remains active in Rajahstan.
Source: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Why were the founding fathers so fucking edgy? Who was the edgiest?
>>2781742
Thomas Paine is an anomaly among the founding fathers and none of them took him and his more edgy ideas seriously. Like 5 people showed up to his funeral, none of them important.
>>2781781
All the founding fathers are edgelords in their own way though
>>2781742
How was he edgy?
I am getting into Monarchy as the ideal state more and more, but I'm having trouble finding all the reasons why it is viable, especially in modern times. Specifically Constitutional Monarchy.
Is it viable, and is it truly the ideal form of government?
>>2781526
>i want monarchy to be ideal state in my mind but i don't acually believe it is, support my wishful thinking pls
Clear the mess in your head first then come back.
>>2781545
It feels natural to me
But I don't know the legitimate reasons why some people believe in it so passionately
>>2781526
Because monarchy means stability, it stops populism and reactionary politics
Thread for the civilized discussion of Hispania/Iberia before roman conquest
>>2781469
For a couple of farmers the Lusitanians did themselves good.
Anyone got a good map of the celtibarian villages and cities pre-roman conquest? I can only seem to find the roman maps, where Numancia has been wiped off the map.
>>2781485
if the iberian tribes defended hispania in the alps, the roman conquest would have taken 200 years more i swear
also, i find it silly for modern countries to claim heroes from 1000 years before their time
Portugal is very modern compared to Viriato
>all these anti-Alexander posts hitting the front page
While I don't really mind it since 4chan prides itself on being contrarian you should know that Alexander is one of the most iconic figures of the West.
Trying to 'disprove' his greatness won't mean squat since 99% of normies won't know or care.
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>>2781462
Contrarianism is what is killing /his/.
If it were at least done in an interesting and compelling way it would be a plus, but 99 percent of posts are contrarian one-liners and nothing more.
>>2781462
The part that kills me is there is no middle ground because of the nature of discussion boards. Loud hyperbole gets alot more attention then we'll thought out critisms.
>>2781462
It's a bit concerning how people are starting to unironically whine about ''Eurocentrism'' on this board and use that as a reason to attack the Romans or Greeks
It's fun to LARP as a macedonian though and get (You)s
I just want to add one more thing
>>2781422
What?
CARTHAGO
>>2781422
WE WUZ KANGS N SHIT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27appel_du_vide
>L'appel du vide, literally "the call of the void", is a French phrase used to refer to intrusive thoughts, or the urge to engage in destructive behaviors during everyday life.[1] Examples include thinking about swerving in to the opposite lane while driving, or feeling the urge to jump off a cliff edge while standing on it.
Curious about works and philosophers dealing with this idea. Is this kind of concept unique to Western thought or is this dealt with in other cultures as well?
This interests me as well because I have these thoughts all the time.
> https://cpnp.org/resource/reference/88955
BACKGROUND: The experience of a sudden urge to jump when in a high place has been speculated to be associated with suicidal ideation; however, scant data has informed this speculation. We termed this experience the high place phenomenon (HPP) and proposed that it stems from a misinterpreted safety signal (i.e., survival instinct). The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of the HPP, to provide evidence that the phenomenon is not exclusive to suicide ideators, and to explore the role of anxiety sensitivity in the phenomenon.
METHODS: 431 undergraduate college students completed online measures of lifetime frequency of experiencing the HPP, suicidal ideation, anxiety sensitivity, depressive symptoms, and history of mood episodes.
RESULTS: The HPP was commonly reported in the general population, even among participants with no history of suicidal ideation. There was a significant correlation between anxiety sensitivity and the HPP, and this relationship was moderated by level of current suicidal ideation. Particularly, the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and the HPP was potentiated among participants with low levels of suicidal ideation.
LIMITATIONS: The cross-sectional design of the study limits the strength of the conclusions that can be drawn.
CONCLUSIONS: The HPP is commonly experienced among suicide ideators and non-ideators alike. Thus, individuals who report experiencing the phenomenon are not necessarily suicidal; rather, the experience of HPP may reflect their sensitivity to internal cues and actually affirm their will to live.
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Is this the most JUST facial expression of any photo in history? You can see him clearly try to hide the pain
>Taken on April 20, 1945. The Soviets started shelling Berlin on Hitler's 56th Birthday, 10 days before he would commit suicide.
>Hitler . . . had a hard life. He needs some time to rest.
have to give credit where its due though, Hitler is one of the greatest heroes of ww2
he killed hitler
> 10 days before he would commit suicide (debatable).
He had a rough life, he deserves some rest.
>Leave Greece to me!
>>2781334
>*Fails tremendously*
Is there a bigger BTFO in WW2? The Greeks won every single battle against the Italians before Hitler came for help
>>2781532
Maybe Russo-Japanese War and the battle of tshuima but even then Japan was a regional power with a decent army and navy. Greece didn't really have anything, their weapons were outdated and they were barely organised while Italy was a modern world power and got pushed back to Albania. I agree it was the biggest BTFO of ww2.
>over half the world's population practice an abrahamic religion
>Most common western names are of hebrew origin
>produced the greatest military general
>created the oldest civilization
>created the most common alphabet
>created the number system
>jews are the most successful minority and caused nearly every nation to be butthurt at one point
Are Semites the true master race?
>>2781189
>produced the greatest general
Who?
Of course you are Moishe ^_^
More like monotheism is true cancer of religions.