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Hi His.

One thing that I have always been curious about is the following:

How did soldiers in pre-gun battles know who was friendly and who was enemy?

Before the actual clash of the two armies it was easy becausr they where standing in neat lines.

But when the battle actually commenced how did they know who to kill and who to protect?

Thanks :)
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Why do you

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>>1631309
>>1631323

I do that too, desu. Something about 4chan's popup window that does it for me.

Anway... Uniforms have existed since the days of Persia. A lot of times, it would be difficult to tell friend from foe. Some armies actively worked on this problem , such as the Crusaders who would wear that templars cross over their armor or romans, who were romans. But some periods in history would no doubt have been more difficult than others.

In the Pelopponesian war or classical greek warfare in general, being able to tell your friend from foe would be difficult. After all, they're all wearing roughly the same outfit. Only Spartans would stand out, with their open helmets and brazen shields.

In the Roman civil wars, it must have been absolutely impossible to differ friend from foe. The only clue would be, who was standing infront of me? Maybe you could recognize the shield designs of the opposite legion, but could you be certain of all the legion shields which fought for you?

In general, I think that lines held fairly well until one front line broke at which point the fight was over anyway.
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I've read somewhere that Standarts such as flags were commonly used.

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Why does Protestantism get so much hate around here?
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>>1630824
Catholicism is very aesthetic and Orthodoxy is a cultural club, which are very important to /his/ types. Protestants actually take the religion part of it seriously and believe in it unironically, which is extremely embarrassing for the other two groups.
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Catholic infestation

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Didn't see one so lets have one.

Post 60s jams

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AJw_XqvsSIs

Keep it grooooovy
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>>1630670
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MxYFZIDoCdI
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IT AINT ME

There, we've gotten that out of the way.

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both, neither or all three?
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>>1630657
Only God knows. We humans can only guess

Amen
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both seems the most reasonable one
Adapating it to your needs
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>>1630661
If god knows what we do how can we have free will?

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>"It is neither necessary nor logical to denounce all virtues merely because one is confronted with the inevitability of one's own death. Beauty does not cease to exist because one is no longer beautiful; lovers may die, but love itself cannot. The laws of the cosmos are not altered by the passing of generations. Knowledge may be lost, but not truth. When Eudoxus of Cnidus perished, the planets did not fall from the sky; nor did levers cease to work when Archytas breathed his last. If, then, we are truly dedicated to those virtues, and not to our self-important ego, we can take comfort in knowing that all that we struggled for endures."- Straton of Stageira

Does /his/ agree?
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Um, that's a videogame character.

I like the first sentence. But the rest is a horrible argument for it.
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>>1630588
Poor argument. The only argument that exists, or is needed for virtue ethics or morality in general is that it leads to a good, happy life of Eudaimonia, or if not, it is the closest you will get to it.
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Love can die, what is this guy on

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The Janissaries were an army composed of kidnapped children who had their manhood sliced off....

It sounds like something of such cartoonish villany that it would be out of an evil fairytale; yet entirely historical.


What historical facts do you have /his that seem like they're fiction but are actually truth?
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Most south american leaders were mason
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>>1630526
>history ripping off GoT again
When will historians stop?
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Janissaries weren't eunuchs

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Could someone give me a semi-in-depth overview of italian fascism? In what ways did it differ with the German national socialist ideology of the same time? From what I think I know about it, it sounds like an appealing ideology to me but I'd like to have you guys give me the facts. Thanks!!
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Fascism was Totalitarian while National-Socialism was more Authortarian. Mussolini was deposed by the Grand Council of Fascists.

Mussolini was merely the grand wizard guiding the state, but the state would exist without him as long as the people believed. It was not dependent on him, though it fell apart because it was still in the infantile phase, where losing a master to guide the state would bring about ruinious collapse.

National-Socialism sought to bring about some of the cool shit of italian fascism, like the Hitler Youth. Though, by the time of World War 2 all the young adults going off to fight the war.. all they knew was the italian youth movement, since fascists had controlled the state since the early 20's.

The fascist state, approved of Syndicalists, in so much as they were for the good of the state. So workers were organized, for their collective efficiency, while individualists who sought to profit while the state suffered were punished.

That underscores an element of the Fascist state, it was pragmatic in nature something that it shares with the U.S. Loft ideals mean nothing if it cant be put into practice.
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>>1630488
the state was a sponsored and endorsed corporation
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So, as a follow up question, what makes this implausible as a happy/fulfilled/productive society?

Inter_____
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galactic planetary, planetary, intergalactic
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-dimensional beings of pure energy
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>>1630419
Sex

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Why does Wahhabism exist? What can be done ?to eliminate it?
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Nuke Mecca
And while we're at it, nuke Rome
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>>1630362
Why Rome?
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Going back in time and not getting in bed with the Saudis

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What are some historical precedents for a successful anarchist society?
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>>1630344

ur moms pussy
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>>1630344
Open source
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>>1630344
There are none. Anarchism is an impossibility.

Why are humans expected to justify their existence? They didn't ask to be born, shouldn't it be the parents who have to justify their decision to have a child?
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>>1630328

Your justification for living is entirely up to you.

What do you live for?

Do you aspire to be something?

And why do you choose to live?
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My dad just wanted to have sex and to not use a condom that night.
Is that a valid reason?
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People have been killing themselves since forever. If you think life is a raw deal (and it is tough don't get me wrong I'm not trying to patronize) you can always voluntarily withdraw.

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Why didn't Spain join the Axis in WWII?
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Franco wanted a sizable chunk of France's colonies which Hitler had promised to Petain when the final peace was signed.

In 1942 after Stalingrad talks fell apart when Franco realized the war wasn't going to be easy pickings and free land.
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MI5 paid a lot of Franco's generals to oppose it, and in general Spain was rightfully much more afraid of England than Germany.
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Because they weren't retarded

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Just wondering, laddies.

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Lots of loanwords
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>>1630195
Like what?
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>>1630198
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Latin_terms_derived_from_Ancient_Greek

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When measuring impact on the world, did the size of an empire matter as much as the longevity? Pic related
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>All of that literally nothing

Imperial japan was fucking gigantic if you count the water
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>>1630116
>China
>Nothing
Choose one and only one
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>>1630116
>China is nothing
>Iran is nothing
>Kievan Rus is nothing
Is this bait perhaps?

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Why do some people actually like this insane ill willed guy who pretty much likes sociopaths and is blatantly hateful?

Is there ever anyone who is greater than him with more hate and mental instability that's alive today?

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>>1629992

I think Manson has a high end reputation for being a psychopathic sociopath since the day he was abandoned by his parents, and he was pretty much hateful since he believed he had a free will in America (Just look at the movie Manson, he probably mentions that he hates hispanics and wanted to show black people how to kill)

> Anyone who is greater than him with more hate and mental instability that's alive today

Manson didn't kill anyone, he gave instructions to have people killed.

Anyone more greater than him? Only guy I could guess is Anders Behring Breivik, but unfortunately the thing that doesn't count about him is that Breivik isn't hateful and racist.

There's a difference between terrorist and hateful sociopath in history.
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>Breivik isn't hateful and racist
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>>1630031
>>1630087
>Breivik isn't hateful and racist.

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