Russia used to be an intellectual hub of Europe. From Tolstoy to Tchaikovsky their culture was celebrated everywhere. Then came communism.
Thats so fucked. Story?
>>1940287
What are you talking about? The Soviet Union produced Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Khatchatourian, Sviridov, Eisenstein, Tarkovsky, Kalatozov, and Klimov.
>>1940287
>implying communism has ever existed
Is it unethical to let women face off against men in combat?
Yes desu. It's inneficient if they get pregnant, male soldiers shouldn't have to see them die, we don't need cannon fodder in wars, and most importantly women win custody 80% of the time due to meme reasons, yet ignore combat statistics and get to be soldiers.
To anyone who thinks yes, why is it? Nowadays it doesn't take a lot of strength to pull a trigger, so would it be emotional reasons?
>>1940261
>unethical
>war
???
If we want to talk about ethics we could talk about why we're in any of these conflicts to begin with. A few women being able to rooty tooty point and shooty is a minor concern by comparison.
What is it about Jap culture that makes people so fascinated about it?
What causes the West to be such weebs?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power
Le mystical east
anime
Are there any good books about the history of esotericism? Preferably ones that are focused mostly on the history itself and less on whether or not it is right.
Just read everything.
>>1940205
Because that is entirely realistic.
>>1940175
The Book of the Cosmos
Fictionally, I think H.P. Lovecraft has accurate perceptions in the arcane arts.
Was it Satanic Jewish Masons?
or
Was it spontaneous demonstrations to a youtube video?
We all agree it was the worst event in human history?
I don't think this sort of talk is a good place for you to beheaded.
It was a complete and utter lacking of understanding economics.
>>1940146
It was the semi-well off being frustrated at not being more well off, and using those not well off to blame the well off for Acts of God.
Did the average Russian in St. Petersburg have any idea who Lenin was before 1917?
>>1940144
>Did the average Russian
The average Russian was lucky to know the word for communist, let alone who Lenin was.
>>1940144
No, he was at best a minor player but he saw an opportunity and capitalized on it.
>>1940155
He has a baby face.
How accurate is this?
>>1940118
>(1) Science
stop reading right there. most "secularists" couldn't tell you shit in detail about science and just throw themselves into blind faith regarding it.
>>1940118
Not. Virtually all secularists have no grounding in higher thought and/or are downright euphoric.
>>1940118
Secularism just means that you want a clear separation between church and state. You can be a secular Christian, a secular Jew, a secular Muslim, etc. That list is just a whole lot of projection.
What the fuck was his problem?
>>1940110
Not enough Friedrich II dick in his mouth when it mattered.
Why is /his/ so obsessed with Voltaire?
>>1940110
>United
>States
>of America
who really won WW2?
Hardmode: No nations, no Jews
The capitalists.
>>1940063
The blacks
>>1940073
well, the communist too
it presupposes that "Europe" is some monolithic, singular force
from pretty much the 15th century (essentially the beginning of modernity) and up, the world was dominated by Europe in politics, science, law you name it...so of course alot of modern history is going to be focused on Europe
its like the retard in my class the complained why we weren't talking about why we weren't talking about some imaginary African scientists when discussing Isaac Newton and the Royal Society...
now it's pretty much a catch all term for "White influence" similar to how "decolonization" is a catch all term for "no white influence"
sorry for the "why we weren't talking" double typo
>>1940010
>from pretty much the 15th century (essentially the beginning of modernity) and up, the world was dominated by Europe in politics, science, law you name it...so of course alot of modern history is going to be focused on Europe
>I'm too dumb to learn about non-European history.
I thought you'd start off smart, like claiming that since most modern states have the duty to inoculate their citizens with their world view, and most states in the west have a classical liberal view, they would use the source of classical liberalism as a view back to where they began ideologically, then morph that into a discussion on how the major economic expansion happened during a period when people of euro descent had it easier to make money since due to improving medicine they could leverage the annual increase of demand from the population as rent, and therefore that's why the top .1 is usually Euro, but you didn't, you went /pol/tard, and now this thread will be shut down.
>>1940050
Perhaps it is useful to remind ourselves of some of the values which western culture supports
equality before a codified law and equal access to it, place and position open to all by merit and open competition (rather than nepotism and interest), monogamy, the right to chose and follow the religion of one's choice (or no religion at all) free speech and many less important tenets. These are all directly in opposition to Islamic culture
How do you think Confucius would react to someone with a reputation like Trump's becoming president?
>>1939988
Depends on which point in his life we're talking about. He changed quite a bit over the years.
>rulers are meant to lead by example
>everyone in America becomes a meme
>muh filial loyalty
>be in accounting class
>have German professor
>he starts memeing about how socialism is doomed to failure wherever it springs up
>gives the example of East Germany's economic failure relative to West Germany as anecdotal evidence to prove his point
>claims that socialists have never invented anything because incentives are non-existent
Why are capitalists so stupid?
>>1939892
Capitalists don't understand economics.
>>1939892
Could you explain to me how that is anecdotal?
>>1939892
Did you remind him that the war ravaged USSR stole all of the DDR's factories and capital, while the BRD received capital injection from the booming USA? And the German Luxemburgists would have been appalled not only by the Soviet model of socialism and the Stasi?
Remember, this agenda is being pushed down your throat by an economically prosperous Germany that is attempting to establish a 4th Reich and dominating the continent through the EU. It's no wonder Perfidious Albion left.
Why was he so fucking edgy?
>>1939743
Being sad does that to you
>>1939743
>Why was he so fucking edgy?
With me it is otherwise. There is violence everywhere, in almost each and every paragraph I write. I can say with Wittgenstein that "I destroy, I destroy, I destroy". There is so much sickness and decay on this planet that I cannot in all good conscience do otherwise: after all, the almost complete annihilation of the so-called "human race" is my task; theoretically at first, and once the theory is done moving on to the practical stage.
It was an effective way of getting his point across. Would you have preferred he deliver his point in honeyed terms that don't hurt your feelings?
Im angry.Angry about Byzantians
Could you say you are blinded by anger?
keep an eye out for Basil II
ITT:/his/ related music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO_vlmbd72o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0CvSIhF_tA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI
fuck why does no one ever respond to my threads
>>1939711
Sweet dubs
>>1939771
cause they suck