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>>1441533
You do your Karma according to your Dharma, then you do the hokie pokie and you turn yourself around, and that's what it's all about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis

Karma is a Sanskrit word; at its most basic level it means "acts" and originally referred to ritual acts (as in the Vedic sacrifice, which is the central ritual of ancient Hinduism).

As Indian philosophy developed, different ideas about the significance and meaning of karma also developed, to such an extent that the word can be seen as referring to an entire class of philosophical thinking, much the same way as "ethics" in English.

However, Indian philosophy does not have a one-to-one correspondence with western philosophy. Karma has no equivalent in English. The constellation of ideas and terms that are typically brought up in Indian discussions of karma (as they occurred throughout time) are, for example: rebirth, causality, consciousness, ritual, willed action.

My familiarity with Indian philosophy is very limited. In the Buddhist system it seems to refer to a category of existence which involves deliberate decisions (karmic actions) and the way they effect "self" and sentient beings as well as materials.

Nearly all Indian philosophical schools share the idea that reincarnation occurs in some form, and that a person accumulates merit (punya) which plays a role in how rebirth occurs. This is the sense in which "what goes around comes around."

Karma thus plays a critical role in the Indian worldview's explanation of the apparent injustice in this life (the problem of evil). Some people suffer more than others as a result of the continuing influence of karma.

This view was not shared by the Carvaka school of philosophy and in certain Buddhist perspectives.

>>1441456
Napoleon was simply more intelligent. I like Washington alright, but overall he was the spearhead of a great many great men.

>>1441462
This is a thread about WA being the greatest man since Napoleon, I don't want to bother comparing them. Compare him to anyone who came after Napoleon.

>>1441456
>Since Napoleon
>Older than Napoleon

>>1441400
They are involved in illegal and legal activity. They have a code which keeps violence to a minimum. Murder is extremely frowned upon. While they do engage in smuggling, extortion, blackmail, fraud, etc- they also do lots of legal work. Stuff like construction, manufacturing, restaurants.

The TL;DR is that Asians love secret societies in general, and having your country bombed into the stone age provides a great way for organized crime to take control of your society.

Also, there's a bunch of Korean immigrants in Japan that can't get decent jobs, and form the bulk of the Yakuza.

>>1441407
I still don't understand. If Google had a side-business where they kidnapped women and forced them into prostitution, I don't think there would be a Google Corporation for long.

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nice moustache

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>>1441394
>Anglo "beards"

>>1441403
Is there a more based man in history?

>>1441330
What makes an ideology "legitimate"?

>>1441330
Don't tell me what to do

>>1441330
It's not a legitimate ideology you know. Just cause it ends with -ism doesn't mean much.


It's a reaction to shitty leaders. It legitimate in the sense that it takes roots in those that govern's mediocrity but on its own is means nothing.

>>1441265

One of the most incompetent rulers of a country in the 20th century. It takes a special brand of retardation to be unable to assert political control over the places you've won battles and cleared out your rivals in, but he somehow managed.

Homestly, I don't understand how he rose to the top in the warlord era.

>>1441265

I've been to China several times and have close relations with some chinese people, all of who absolutely despise this guy.

Some dislike him because they prefer Mao and the communists, some dislike him because he was unable to win a relatively easy war against the communists, thus dooming the country to become what it is today.

Before actually talking to chinese people, I thought this guy was great. Now it is my understanding that he was incompetent and people hated him.

>>1441273
Your grandparents are from China, aren't they?

The system in Rhodesia was rigged in such a way that blacks could never get a majority representation in the government.

The suppressed groups were mostly communists and thus rightly outlawed, if you ask me.

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>>1441331
What did he mean by this

>>1441137
Chinese hate niggers.

>>1441137
They are now

too busy getting their own shit kicked in from all sides at the time

Marx was wrong.

All historical reductionists should be shot.

Class struggles are an important factor of history but these aren't the only one.

nah, he was based

>>1441031
>epitome of tfw no gf
>decided that not living was obviously the best state of being
His philosophy is only popular due to losers with no self esteem.

>>1442137
Schopenhauer had no problems getting ladies, better than most philosophers actually. They just annoyed him that way.

>>1440975
still getting away with it today what a madman

Turkey

>>1440952
His motives were fairly understandable. His solution... well...

I've realized he was the good guy all along

>>1440952
long cynical ramblings.

He was legit in that he lived every word he preached, which you can't really say about many people.

>>1440922
Alexander the Great: a historical biography by Peter Green.

Pretty unbiased and I really like how he includes a brief biography of Alexander's father for context too

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>>1440922
This. 100% I saw an anon recommend it and it changed the way I viewed history forever.

>>1440893
Wrong. It's impossible to live in a world with billions of others in your speices all fully fledged sentient and autonomous and not negativley impact them in some way or another.

>>1440893
Wrong. Power is to be fully exercised by each individual to the maximum of their ability to do so. The strongest and most fit will survive and the weak will perish.

>>1441002
If that worked then niggers would rule the world, but they dont do they?

>>1440762
>over 100 billion humans have ever lived
Probably not.

No
http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm
>VII.9 (Eumachia Building, via della Abbondanza); 2048: Secundus likes to screw boys.

irreverence and ironical?