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>over a million dead
>back to pre-war status quo after 8 years of fighting
Was there a more pointless war in history?
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>>1532468
>Was there a more pointless war in history?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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>>1532468
World War One, duh!
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>>1532468
Was just another proxy-war, one that was pretty similar to WWI in terms of mass wave attacks and the extensive use of gas. Had some really fucked up tactics such as child suicide squads as well as flooding marshes, then electricuting the water as troops went to pass.
In the long run it arguably strengthened Iran, as the new Islamic republic has a common cause to unite the people rather than infight
In the long run it fucked Iraq as they were broke and decided pull shit such as the Invasion of Kuwait, that their ally the US didn't approve of. Arguably linked to what has happened in Iraq since and the long term effects it's still causing now in the Middle East.
Are there any actual decent arguments in favor of protectionism or "fair trade" instead of free trade?
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>>1532431
I suppose you have the infant industry model for temporary protectionism.
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>>1532431
-Multiple, government controlled, manipulated currencies.
-Minimum income laws.
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>>1532431
the same arguments you could use for individualism over collectivism. it's just personal interest vs. the collective group's interests except with states instead of people
Who was in the right?
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>the right?
The rose of might
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York duh
Why did the Hundred Years War go on so long?
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>>1532348
It didn't it was a series of wars.
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They were just having so darn much fun
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They were gonna wrap it up around 85th year but then it was so close to 100 anyway so they went for it.
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Salvete, my name is Gaius Kennus.
I’m a XXVII year old Celtic Civis Romanus (Roman citizen for you barbarians). I make mosaics of historical and mythological scenes, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Roman games. (Gladiator matches, chariot races, tabula)
I train with my Gladius every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through chainmail because it has conquered over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my gladius approval two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.
I speak Latin fluently, both vulgaris and the nobilis dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Roman history and their disciplina, which I follow C%
When I become a socii, I am moving to Rome to attend a prestigious Forum to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become a centurion for Legio X or a senator!
I own several togas, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Rome, so I can fit in easier. I salute my elders and seniors and speak Latin as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.
Wish me luck in Rome!
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Gl, Ken-sama
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>>1532319
>roman
Ha alright faggot. Everyone knowss you secretly are gay for greece
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>>1532319
*tips galea*
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Is European history actually interesting to non-European people?
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>>1532308
Yes.
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mixed race here
yes
also shit b8
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>>1532312
>also shit b8
No bait. Just curious.
>t. European
as an American, I wonder, why are people so vehemently opposed to abstaining from voting?
I am a plumber. I don't know anything about politics. The theory is that, I vote for a candidate that will represent me and serve my interests. But the modern system is so complicated and complex, I have no real way of knowing if I'm actually helping myself or not.
The average person doesn't understand how politics works, or how to make their country better. The average person can't even define what "making their country better" means. Economics, foreign policy, etc all these are far too abstract and vague for 90% of this country's voting population to understand.
If I were to say that I'm abstaining from voting, because it would be immoral to throw in my opinion when I KNOW that my opinion is ill-informed and worthless, suddenly everybody is throwing a fit.
I don't throw in my opinion on how my city should build a bridge, "uhh how about you make the supports 50 ft. wide". I let the engineers do that. Likewise, I should let the politically informed run our country and I should stick to doing what I do best, and spent 15 years of my life learning: fixing leaky pipes.
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>>1532306
You're exactly right OP. I wish more people had your mindset.
But to answer your question, I'd argue it's due to the increasing prevalence of identity politics. Everyone thinks in black and white, us vs them terms so everyone feels the need to have an opinion and say in the matter. Also (as a fellow American) I think the problem is also fueled by the idea that "most countries don't have a democracy" and "youre lucky to have a voice in the political process".
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>>1532306
At least you do not get fined for not voting.
At least you don't have Donkey Votes
At least your Donkey Votes don't decide your leaders
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Do we know how the countryside in ancient Italy/Greece actually looked like?
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>>1532296
Well seeing how greece is mostly mountain and most of that has mever been used for building I would say we know that pretty well. Cities are where we have less of a clue
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>ywn live in a village in ancient Greece or Rome.
>consume the purest goat milk, olive oil, wine and homemade bread
>spy Mediterranean qt bathing in the nearest river
Kill me.
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>>1532307
Why even live ?
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What the fuck was his problem
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>>1532099
for one being a head on a coin
if I had to live like that I'd just kill myself
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>>1532099
Under-estimated Arab ability to fight.
Outplayed by Arab stratagem.
Inability to engage Arabs on favorable ground
Exhaustion from previous wars with Byzantine Empire
There, answered your question OP.
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>>1532099
Idk he was probably the most well adjusted ruler in history.
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Could religion be cured with simple brain surgery?
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This will totally not turn into a dumping place of a hat meme from 2013
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>>1532094
So do you think that surgery could cure religion or not?
We've gone pretty far with cancer using surgery and chemical treatment.
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>>1532090
>decapitation
An army of japanese Ashigaru Yari vs an army of german Landsknecht, who win?
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>>1532070
The kike shills would rek the Germans before they ever got the chance to engage the japanese.
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>>1532070
Neither
The Swiss would storm in an defeat both at the same time.
How many cannons and arquebuses do the Landsknecht have?
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>>1532070
I've never heard of the former but I at least know that Landsknechts were a formidable fighting force that had a reputation to follow. I'm going to say the German Landsknechts.
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How come no other content was able to create some sort of union? Asia and South America could have done something similiar, why didn't they?
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*continent.
I'm sorry
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>>1532023
There's ASEAN and Organization of American States, but they are nowhere near as integrated as the kinda confederal Franco-German abomination.
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>>1532023
China is already the size of Europe and includes a ton of non-Han ethnicities
What does /his/ think about genetic engineering in the near future for humanity? Also do you think it will be readily available to the general public or something that is restricted to a few elites?
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>>1532011
horrendous implications but once the technology is out of pandoras box there's no putting it back.
genetic manipulation is the most powerful force we know of, even more than the atom bomb.
the possibilities are unimaginable as are the risks.
what I see most likely is "state sanctioned" manipulation of children to remove risks for illnesses for one, then beyond that every parent requesting their children be manipulated to be strong/smart/handsome and so on.
the end result is a society of clones in effect where everyone thinks the same, funcitons the same, and on a genetic level is more or less the same.
Liberals without spout on about how this creates an equal society when really we become a society of slaves who all think along the same lines and can be controlled in the same ways.
worse is if governments put genetic behavioral controls on people in an effort to prevent "violence" or "crime" or whatever nonsense, again making people more easily controlled.
in the long term natural births become a gamble because of all this genetic manipulation we don't know how stable it will be over generations, not to mention inevitable black market cheap-o manipulation utterly contaminating the gene-pool
all in all it means less human freedom and more grave issues.
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>>1532034
>Liberals without spout on about how this creates an equal society
Can people drop this strawman liberal/conservative bullshit?
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Redpill me on Margaret Thatcher
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>>1531985
>emulating Reaganism
she pleased her transatlantic masters
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>>1531985
She did what had to be done.
That doesn't mean she is popular.
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>>1531985
>redpill
Go back to /pol/ you faggot
Did you even bother looking her up on google
No you probably didn't because your a fucking moron
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Is the American aristocracy the political elite or are they outside of the system?
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>>1531984
USA is a fairly meridiocratic system, it's at worst an oligarchie at best a democratie.
And i'm not an american.
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>>1531984
Most senators are millionaires, you figure it out.
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>>1531984
They're spread across the first and third estate.