Why were Chinese so ahead of the times?
Why did they fall behind later on?
>>1675428
hit their ethno max
Collectivism is detrimental to innovation.
>>1675428
Mongorians
In this thread we post our favourite kebab removers.
>Charles (The Hammer) Martel
Charles George Gordon
Muslims themselves were and are the biggest kebab removers.
Pic related: Shah Ismail I of Persia
What are commonly cited reasons for European supremacy?
>>1677940
You tell me. Isn't it obvious?
See pic
>>1677940
The Enlightenment. Even as a a reactionary that hates it, I can say it's the only thing that really made europeans supreme.
How do you know you aren't being lied to about history?
What exactly is stopping the worlds institutions from setting a narrative and the status quo to dupe the population into believing many convenient lies for nefarious purposes?
Every alternative history theory is rejected and dismissed as being the rantings of crackpot conspiracy theorists. I don't think even half of all historians have seen the pyramids IRL let alone been given permission to go inside and conduct tests and research and yet they regurgitate the same bullshit they themselves are fed from peer reviewed studies by people trying to turn a buck.
Sounds a lot like the S3 plan from metal gear.
>>1677476
>How do you know you aren't being lied to about history?
>implying I know that history is distorted and is never 100% accurate
>>1677476
>How do you know you aren't being lied to about history?
Because any real academic (or any actually smart person) realizes that history is built on inference and conjecture based on limited evidence and it's a 100% accurate depiction of the past even when there is extensive first hand documentation. The reason why "alternative history theory" is dismissed out of hand is because real history is already constantly under revision and people who peddle conspiracy theories are usually con artists and not real historians.
Post unpopular but true historical opinions. I'll start.
>The "French" Revolution was a mistake and all it did was bring rise to the dictator Napoleon and spread degeneracy across Europe.
>The vast majority of Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians were blonde haired and blue eyed Aryans
>The Battle of Thermopylae was one of the most important battles in history, because if the Persians had completely won, then all of Europe would have become Muslim.
>WW1, and to some extent WW2, was caused primarily by the aggression of the Allies especially France and Britain.
>The horse stirrup is one of the most important inventions of all history
>The First World War was not nearly as bad as people like to portray it as, and is generally seen the way it is as a result of cuck liberal media shunning nationalism.
>Julius Caesar was more important than Augustus in creating the Roman Empire
>France is the enemy of Europe, causing most problems, spreading degeneracy and being the main aggressor for almost every war (and surrendering)
>The enlightenment was a mistake.
>>1676935
>The "French" Revolution was a mistake and all it did was bring rise to the dictator Napoleon and spread degeneracy across Europe.
You're an idiot and an anglo to boot.
>The vast majority of Ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians were blonde haired and blue eyed Aryans
Furthermore, as the anglo you are, I believe your name to be H.S. Chamberlain.
>The Battle of Thermopylae was one of the most important battles in history, because if the Persians had completely won, then all of Europe would have become Muslim.
You don't even understand why the persians were in greece.
>WW1, and to some extent WW2, was caused primarily by the aggression of the Allies especially France and Britain.
Partly true (about WW1), but nobody is disputing this.
>The horse stirrup is one of the most important inventions of all history
This is not a radical or unpopular thought, but you greatly overestimate it's value.
>The First World War was not nearly as bad as people like to portray it as, and is generally seen the way it is as a result of cuck liberal media shunning nationalism.
You're an idiot. WW1 is coupled together with the complete misery that occuring during and after it. There have been worse places and times in history, but WW1 was bad. Also Spanish Flu.
>Julius Caesar was more important than Augustus in creating the Roman Empire
Wow, do you really think so Sherlock?
>France is the enemy of Europe, causing most problems, spreading degeneracy and being the main aggressor for almost every war (and surrendering)
No, the English are you fucking anglo.
>The enlightenment was a mistake.
It's the sole reason you're not toiling in the mud right now. So yes, bad things have come from it.
>>1676947
>You don't even understand why the persians were in greece.
why were they in greca?
if it weren't for the dark ages we'd be living on the moon by now
Hypothetically, how much of the content and information generated today in digital format will remain (in readable form) in existence 100 years from now? Is the Digital Age doomed to be a new Dark Age? Also, how much of the content generated today even worth preserving for future generations?
Also, historically, how much information (writings and art) approximately has been lost to time?
It's not like people are going to forget how to read code.
It all comes down to whether people care enough to store the data.
Incidentally, data storage is cheaper now than at any point in history.
>>1675553
Eventually AI will happen in the next 25 years.
Then all this shit won't matter.
We can never go back.
We can never close the box.
It will be all over by then. The universe will be colonized.
>>1675567
Yeah, I read that Asimov story too.
What does /his/ think about Aleppo?
What's Aleppo?
What's a lepo? Is it a buisness we can tax and force diversity quotas on?
>>1675291
You're kidding?
Are humans the most well designed animal?
>>1674884
No dinosaurs were.
But although humans are weak and frail they have the best intelligence so they can manipulate their environment.
But if you put a human and a velociraptor in the room both naked, the velociraptor would be technically the best designed out of both animals.
>most well designed
pic related
>>1674923
Came here to post this.
Ask questions, articles, videos, ect. all relating the first world war.
With Australians and New Zealanders are prideful of Gallipoli, I was wondering, do they demonize Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and modern day Turkey?
Also, I just watched Gallipoli, 10/10 movie, highly recommend watching it alongside River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.
>>1672081
Who was at fault?
>>1672084
Australian here, no we do not demonise the Turks at all. Many considered the Turks, despite being our enemy, as very civil and respectful people.
>In the Soviet Union, which declared itself a workers' state, every adult able-bodied person was expected to work until official retirement. Thus unemployment was officially and theoretically eliminated. Those who refused to work, study or serve in another way risked being criminally charged with social parasitism (Russian: тyнeядcтвo, тyнeядцы),[6] in accordance with the socialist principle "from each according to his ability, to each according to his contribution."[7]
>In 1961, 130,000 people were identified as leading the "anti-social, parasitic way of life" in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[8] Charges of parasitism were frequently applied to dissidents and refuseniks, many of whom were intellectuals. Since their writings were considered against the regime, the state prevented them from obtaining employment. To avoid trials for parasitism, many of them took unskilled (but not especially time-consuming) jobs (street sweepers, firekeepers, etc.), which allowed them to continue their other pursuits.[9]
>collapse
/r9k/ on suicide watch
>>1670462
fpbp
Was Muhammad a bad person?
>>1670086
Objection your honour, that's a leading question.
>>1670086
No.
Inb4 /pol/
If you've ever met a Muslim you'd know that they can be some of the most charitable human beings in this planet
>>1670086
By modern moral standards, definitely. By early medieval standards, not really? There's little reason to believe someone like Clovis was any less heinous.
Was that chick from I love Lucy marrying a Cuban considered controversial in the 1950s?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3pefog/was_there_any_backlash_against_lucy_and_and_desi/
Germans and Scandinavians were considered non-white
People were retarded
>>1678941
>Germans and Scandinavians were considered non-white
You mean we were wise once.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/history/2016/07/star-spangled-bigotry-the-hidden-racist-history-of-the-national-anthem/
>>1678833
Yaaaaas
'America the Beautiful' would be a much better anthem
What would the world be like today if the United States had attacked Saudis Arabia post 9/11 instead of Iraq?
>>1678521
Why would you attack an ally?
Sadam was antagonizing the US, if he stayed a good dog like during the Iran-Iraq war then he would not have been invaded.
>>1678526
It's a hypothetical. The attackers were Saudi nationals, after all.
>>1678521
SmilingOsama.JPG.
Is there any historical example of a non-agrarian society functioning without conventional currency?
>non agrarian
>society
>barter only
Probably not, but I'd be interested in learning.
Were Mongols non-agrarian? They had a meat/dairy heavy diet I'm sure. I know they used chinese silver and paper money just after Genghis Khan's death, but perhaps there was a period before they adopted coinage.
>>1678308
I didn't necessarily mean completely non-agrarian. I was hinting more towards at least partially industrialized states.
To me both conventional and state capitalism seems retarded, but I can't get my head around any sort of system that excludes conventional currency in a modern context.
I'm not coming from a socialist angle in which I'd like everyone to be (socio-economically) equal, but I do not want value created and regulated by national and international institutions nor a system in which the market has to progressively expand, thus the goods and services producers fabricating demand otherwise the economy collapses.
>>1678387
Most industrialized states go to great lengths to monetize their economy.
Early American colonists used leaves to create unique patterns to make their homebrew paper currency difficult to counterfeit.
Really, as long as you have the technology to make paper from wood pulp, it's difficult to not have a money economy.