Why is it that 99% of historical figures are referred to by their surnames but Napoleon is called Napoleon?
>>2101095
Because Napoleon was the preeminent monarch of Europe and a member of the Bonaparte dynasty so there's really no need to refer to him by his surname.
Because he was a monarch. King William, Emperor Napoleon, President Reagan.
Monarchies get first names, Republics get second names. Maybe it's because a monarch is assumed to have the same surname as their predecessor, while a President is not. Prime Ministers in the Uk are not refered to with titles mixed with names, as an exception, either "The Prime Minister" or their name.
kings are called by their first name.
What is the key of be a good orator?
>>2100974
Knowing your audience.
>>2100974
Speakin the language of your audience.
Rhetoric
t. Aristotle
Is India the most peaceful place/culture in world history? I know of no wars between hindus; I only know of conflict arising with the invasions of the muslims. india seems unique among world cultures in its lack of conflict throughout its history.
>>2100968
>Is India the most peaceful place/culture in world history?
Apart from the nuclear war there 11,000 years ago yeah.
>>2100986
>Apart from the nuclear war there 11,000 years ago
What?
>>2100986
Against the Finnish empire
Even after getting cucked countless of times by many people, the Anglo is still there and stronger than ever?
How can we finally end the Eternal Anglo?
political stability totally works
>>2100893
>stronger than ever
>>2100893
Every single Capetian King of France was descended from Belgians. Therefore, France has been cucked for almost the entirety of it's existance by Belgians.
You don't seem to understand how culture works, or that ethnicity really, really isn't relevant. The majority of kings on there considered themselves English, grew up in England, and died believing themselves to be English.
England was ruled by a dynasty from France. During that time, it ruled a large portion of France. How is england the cuck here?
The Welsh had been conquered by England centuries before the Tudors arose, and not one Tudor king considered himself Welsh before English. How is England the cuck here?
The Stewarts were descended from the aforementioned Welsh dynasty, and only two of the six were even born in Scotland, which was also part of the United Kingdom. Scotland was incorporated with the Kingdom of England. How, I ask again, is England the cuck here? Scotland got cucked out of it's own independance.
And the Hannovers? Really? From George III onward not one of them was a German, they were as English as anyone.
France got marched over by Franks, Florentines and Spaniards, Italy got ruled by a bukkake of peoples and cultures. Spain literally got almost destroyed by muslims. Name one western european kingdom that wasn't, as you so elegantly put it "cucked" by being invaded by outside forces?
You are a fucking retard. I know this is bait.
You are given the oppertunity to bring back 5 historical figures from the dead. Who do you pick?
five greek boys
>>2100805
Anne Frank
Joan of Arc
Anastasia Romanov
Elizabeth the II
Socrates
>>2100856
>Anne Frank
>Joan of Arc
Why?
just for speculative fun, what modern or semi recent literature, media, etc. will persist in the long term literary canon and discourse?
One of my favorite thing to imagine is the future's undergrads being made to read unreasonable amounts of Tolkien and Asimov or something as a key part of understanding twentieth century art and culture. In 3000 years people may debate the existence of george lucas, and the true origins of the star wars epic, or whether it merely emerged from the guild called Disney. Hell print media might be looked back on like oral traditions. Anyone wanna add on, or smack down my BS?
It depends on how much state failure happens in between now and then.
>>2100794
They will either have access to absolutely everything including our facebook profiles and emails or absolutely nothing and may even consider us illiterate because unlike tablets and pergaments, the tech media we use to save and assess our data along with the info itself will be gone forever.
>>2100794
unfortunately in 3000 years everyone will be muslim and all modern culture long since destroyed and forgotten.
>assassinated Frederick III
>Fund the Serbian black hand to depose pro-Austrian monarchy
What the FUCK were the French thinking?
The Black Hand was a secret German organization in charge of providing a casus belli for the major war Germany wanted
>>2100586
The black hand was most probably a Russian organization.
>apis was seen multiple times talking to the russian military attache
>his earlier actions resulted in breaking the austro-serbian alliance
>he was executed by serbia for treason less than 2 months after the russian provisional government took over
>>2100774
Also, could you elaborate on France assassinating Frederick III (i though he was sick).
Are we currently preparing to enter a second cultural dark age? Or are we already in the midst of one and awaiting a second Renaissance?
>>2100568
>"dark age"
>second
>implying
>>2100568
Damn this guy copied Japanese woodblock printing so hard it's not even subtle
>>2100577
>copied japanese woodcutting
>before they knew about japan
Well played
We're definitely entering an age of ideological fundamentalism. Severely doubt a renaissance is coming, we're headed for civil war and societal dissolution
Did communist russia have a 'blue scare' ie fears of capitalists triyng to infiltrate russia?
It was called the NEP
in Brezhnev times you couldn´t even smuggle a playboy magazine into CCCP
There was a pretty significant one from 1941-1945.
Not entirely unfounded, either.
From wikipedia
"Wilhelm advocated a "regular international all-worlds pogrom à la Russe" as "the best cure" and further believed that Jews were a "nuisance that humanity must get rid of some way or other. I believe the best thing would be gas!"
How much did he influence the nazis?
anti-semitism was pretty widespread in those days.
>>2100503
>How much did he influence the nazis?
Not at all because there were others before and after him with similar ideas. Not to mention that Wilhelm was impulsive and liked hearing himself talk, so one shouldn't take everything all too seriously he said on a whim.
>>2100503
That's bullshit. He even pushed a Jewish judge within the German legislation.
There are no perfect ta-
Whoops I posted the wrong one, here's the image I meant to post
outta my way, iraqi fucking shits
>>2100495
Shit, my mouse keeps slipping. This is what I meant to post.
post your most aesthetic uniforms, /his/.
Italians had some pretty good ones, although they also had some pretty awful ones too.
>>2100384
>>2100384
How did this man become leader of the Soviet Union? He basically single-handedly destroyed it intentionally.
>>2100380
Just me or does he look a bit like Ted Cruz?
>>2100380
He really wanted some pizza.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgm14D1jHUw
>>2100410
Some pizza with corn on it.
What's the history of treating the Bible as a containing absolute historical truth that is in no way allegorical?
I hear from fedoras all the time that fundies are just stuck in the past, but on the other hand Christcucks insist that Biblical literalism has only become popular within the past few centuries. What's the truth of the matter?
>>2100274
The truth is, there was a little bit of both. That's the difference from being taught from not being taught
>>2100274
>What's the history of treating the Bible as a containing absolute historical truth that is in no way allegorical?
Autism from people who try to pit literalism("or how can you know what's allegorical, lel?") on a book which has a philosophical text next to an erotic poem in the middle, and most prophecies are literally "and this represents X" after the writer is done narrating his trippy apparition.
>I hear from fedoras all the time that fundies are just stuck in the past, but on the other hand Christcucks insist that Biblical literalism has only become popular within the past few centuries.
Nah, most Church Fathers were staunch young-earthers, though there is a ton of symbolism superimposed on that as well.
But we have sermons readily embracing evolution(also, aliens) a short time after the theory had just been written, so "christcucks on damage control from the advancement of scians, after centuries of stubbornly opposing it XDDD!!!" is just as retarded.
>>2100333
oh yeah, and forgot, the part about fundyism being a last century thing is sorta true. It came from this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist%E2%80%93Modernist_Controversy
So yeah, as today, you had some people insisting Christianity collapses without Genesis being literal, others being "meh, don't find anything we can't reconcile", some being openly pro-science, some fedoras gloating about how religion is shrinking, and they give it a few decades tops before it goes extinct because of science disproving all of it, etc.
And in the end, nothing changes much, and the planet is still spinning.
If WWIII started tomorrow, would you shoot yourself in the head immediately to ensure that you have a painless death?
I would, desu
What's this called from a philosophical standpoint? Utilitarianism? Hedonism? Realism?
It's called doing the world a favorism and only applies to faggots who kill themselves.
>>2100247
>What's this called from a philosophical standpoint?
Idiocy.
>>2100247
You wouldn't know is WWIII till is too late.