>The civil war was about slavery
>>2430583
Yeah... it was about the states' rights to practice slavery, totally different.
>The Reformation was a good idea
>>2430684
Catholics aren't Christian
>Anon explain to me why my cousins were slaughtered all at once in a small room in a most offensive fashion during a revolution out east. Are the unwashed rubes allowed to do that?
how does /his/ respond?
>>2430099
Russians are subhuman, you should have seen that coming.
>>2430108
'Lol nazism subhooman mems xD'
>>2430099
I had prayed this day would never come.
Why is Aristotelianism so superior to modern reductionism?
>>2429856
Because it's been dressed up by historic mystique and seems interesting because it was written by a society you are not part of. It is not intrinsically better, and the focus on Aristotle actively promotes a blind acceptance of authority. Also, while Aristotle's ideas have a great deal of value for the practices they proposed, and I personally enjoy them and think they can be learned from, modern science is usually much more verifiable than many of the claims of Aristotle, and truth is ultimately the aim of science. I also don't think that kind of image corresponds to the style of discourse Aristotle would have appreciated.
>>2429856
is it better to make shit up if it gives you certainty?
>>2429856
If they are superior than why dont they work?
Can there be a historical ignorance thread?
I just discovered this, and was wondering if you know of anything amusing?
>>2429900
This dude is the embodiement of British butthurt
Everytime I see a post on /his/ badmouthing France or praising Britain, I imagine this idiot screeching autistically behind his keyboard
What happened to Neanderthals? Was it the Interbreeding theory, the Replacement theory, or something else entirely different? I just got red pill on them from a kike's book and honestly it wasn't enough. What do you /his/fags think?
>>2429507
They were just people who lived longer than we do now.
>>2429507
William of Orange dindu nothing wrong
>tfw tall sapiens bully me
Vikings: alpha males or beta fags ?
desu bump
>>2429482
Beta fags only good at pillaging undefended settlements but getting their asses handed to them whenever they had to fight even token resistance.
worthless meme """"warriors"""" that pillaged monasteries and lost every actual battle they fought
Are they worth it? Or are they overpriced trash.
>>2429093
>2017
>paying for media
>>2429093
of course they are. Just go to the library and read a book.
Or better yet, crash a bachelor course in history in some university.
I found some torrents, but sadly I cant seem to find the newer stuff
Could someone give me a quick rundown of the Shia vs. Sunni controversy? As far as I understand it Ali is considered to be the legimate succesor of Mohamed and Abu Bakr is considered legitimate by the Sunni's. But then I don't understand how Ali became the fifth Caliph by Sunni standards.
Is there anyone with the knowledge about early Islamic politics to explain this?
>>2428819
>As far as I understand it Ali is considered to be the legimate succesor of Mohamed and Abu Bakr is considered legitimate by the Sunni's.
That's basically what started it.
>But then I don't understand how Ali became the fifth Caliph by Sunni standards.
He was the fourth. He was the only remaining choice.
>>2428819
It's kept alive by Persian butthurt.
They still talk and cry about this shit like it happened last Tuesday.
Could someone give me a quick rundown on how to suck ass like a nigger
ITT: the year is 1916 the month is may and the French and English have just finished there plan of cutting up the Ottoman Empire for there future exploitation. You with all the current knowledge you have of the Middle East and the problems caused by these borders tell them about all the shit they cause. What is your proposed border solution to the post OTTOMAN problem?
Add more land to the empire because it was the only thing keeping the savages from chimping out.
Egypt and north sudan
Arabia and the levant
Turkey and the southern caucuses
Persia gets Baghdad and kurdistan
Dont make isreal. The jews have literally always sucked when they had a state, and been MVP minority throughout all of history without a state.
Would that be westphalian enough?
>>2428799
>mfw only good parts of the Middle East were under
>mfw the Anglos destroyed them
What the FUCK was his problem?
The Catholic church was beyond corrupt and was an autist who sperged out over it
>you gotta pay us this many shekels if you don't want to burn in purgatory for eternity
t. catholic church
>>2428777
It's complicated. On one hand he triggered the Counter reformation which arguably saved Catholicism. On the other hand his rebellion caused death and divide to sweep Europe and cause centuries of strife.
What are some technologies that were lost over time?
>>2428683
Damascus steel?
Check out "shieldoftheson" channel on YouTube, he has entire videos on the subject showing photographs of ancient technology and weird shit.
>>2428683
Oil on canvas.
Lost over time in preference of finer arts such as introducing crosses in your bodily orifices and shitting inside cans.
How can there be so many (conflicting) ethnicities so densely packed together?
How is one ethnicity different from the other if they're so close together?
Why did they never conglomerate into larger groups?
1) Human genetic and cultural diversity
2) Genetics, culture, linguistics, history.
3) Most had only been in their given area for a few hundred years before European contact. A lack of large scale economies and writing (except in the northwestern most portions) prevented any joining of forces.
>>2428379
But how did individual languages and genetic bloodlines develop so close together without intermixing?
Did they literally never leave their villages?
benis
Tell me about Sassanids, what did they call themselves? What was interesting about them? Were they wealthy and were their armies competent?
>>2428336
Sassanian Empire was Persian, a continuation of Achaemenid ethos.
They called themselves "Iran-Shahr", also known as "Ērān-shahr". Ērān is the literal pronunciation of Iran. Since Sassanian times, Iranians refer to Iran by the same name. "Iran-shahr" roughly translates to "Land of the Aryans".
They were interesting because they codified Zoroastrian beliefs and were a rival of Rome. They were a theocratic monarchy though and tended to suppress unorthodox thought, though some progressive kings such as Khosrow I took measures to prevent this. The Academy of Gondishapur is considered the first hospital system and it also served as the foundation for "House of Baghdad".
Given how much was destroyed in Arab and Mongol invasions, we can only infer wealth. Based off architecture, I would say they were wealthy. They were competent and worthy rivals of Rome.
>>2429452
>they codified Zoroastrian beliefs
and made it the state religion officially*
Gee Pirouz, why does your Spahbad let you fire 5 arrows at once?
what makes these guys so incredibly bad that has led to expulsion from most of europe, and pogroms against them since the roman days?
Antisemitism
they were mentioned in the bible which means they didn't go the same way as heresies and pagans
You have to go back
Daily reminder that economics books which look at the progression of humanity from an inherently non-aggressive non-Darwinian stance are not only more realistic, but ultimately sending a better message for the organization.
there is no good in this world that isn't enforced, you are not genuinely good unless you are an aggressive darwinist
georgism a shit, all capital should be marketized
>>2427449
Again, it's not realistic though. Life isn't inherently aggressive. That's not even really the point I was trying to make but if you view life as you wealth being inherently justified in letting people starve, not only is that cruel from a sociological standpoint but it doesn't make sense.