Is it true that the US propped up Democratic Kampuchea? If so, why?
>>1392653
>democratic
there you go
No. Pol Pot came to power because the US simply stopped propping up the Cambodian Kingdom.
Democratic Kampuchea is one of the great tales is irony though, where the US fought against what they believed to be the evil Communists in Vietnam, only for the Vietnamese to bring more stability to Indochina and thwart the genocide going on in Cambodia.
>>1394887
Lmao you think the Viet commies did it out of pure heart?
Why doesn't Confederacy just doesn't made army from slaves and used them to overpower enemies with a human wave tactics?
>>1392529
Whut?
>>1392529
>giving guns to slaves
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>>1392529
By the end of the war they actually were using black soldiers, though I assume they were freed slaves.
Actual slaves would not have had alot of motivation to fight
>tfw the most benevolent, cultured, sophisticated, prosperous, and powerful Chinese dynasty ever seen was cucked by the Mongs
Historical Feels thread?
>>1392420
>powerful
>>1392820
>t. Mongolian horsefucker
>be mongol
>rape entire universe
>ruin history forever
>die and go to hell
Fucking mongols, just reading about them makes me mad.
How good were early handguns? If not good, why did anyone bother and not just use crossbows?
>>1392373
They werent great, bows or crossbows were far superior as killing machines in the early days. Guns were useful because they were terrifying and easy to use and dont require a lot of stamina to reload and operate
>>1392373
They didn't see much use until they developed to the point of being better than crossbows. Conventional bows were still better in some ways, but required a lot of training, unlike firearms or crossbows.
>>1392373
They went through plate armour a lot better than arrows and crossbow bolts. I sort of doubt the whole "easier to train" narrative simply because they would have been quite expensive compared even to crossbows, thus making them less usefull in arming a bunch of conscripts.
How historically accurate is this movie?
It's basically completely ficticious apart from the names of some of the characters. Google "Armarium Magnum Agora", since actually linking to it gets caught in the spam filter.
>>1392262
>How historically accurate
Not
>>1392280
I did not know about this. It's usually hard to get me pissy about entertainment but between this and Gods of Egypt I actually feel a bit salty.
Why does Bosnia exist?
>>1392162
NATO
>>1392264
/thread
Just so you know, this is from the latest census. I've ignored the Bosniacs and colored in areas as being majority Serb or majority Croat. Essentially, if it were to be partitioned between Croatia and Serbia, it'd be partitioned along these lines.
Of course, you couldn't have Sarajevo go to Croatia while surrounded by a bunch of Serbian lands, so you'd probably hand all of that to one side or the other. The majorities in these areas are pretty thin, so it's a toss up as far as I'm concerned.
Hi mag/his/ians,
I once heard that most of the modern-day Danish language doesn't even origin from Danish, but it originates from german.
Is this true?
If yes;
Aprox. how much of the Danish language is indeed just Dani-fied German words?
"Doesn't even origin from Danish"
Danish = Old Norse
Think of it more similarly to how natural selection works. Danish shares a recent common linguistic ancestor with German.
>>1392098
so... It's more like Danish evovled alongside (like Chimpanzees and humans) German, but they were only the same species at the "missing link"?
But does that mean, that modern-day Danish isn't old norse?
/his/, what kind of Christianity does this people follow?
https://youtu.be/akMWSwBZh5I
Every time I see people preaching against Christian fanatics they bring these kind of mass up. I am a Catholic, and I never in my whole 22 years of life have seen something like this happen in a Catholic Church.
What the hell am I watching?
>>1391941
>I am a Catholic, and I never in my whole 22 years of life have seen something like this happen in a Catholic Church.
Oh look, another cringeworthy Christcuck thread.
>>1391993
I'm not promoting my religion in this thread, fellow edgy poster, I am just asking what kind of Christianity these animals follow.
Was paying debnts the only reason Americans went through with the Louisiana Purchase? Seems like an awful lot of land on the cheap.
Napoleon couldn't afford to hold onto the land, and he figured giving the Americans some extra land would eventually emasculate Britain.
Too hard to control this shit for France, I believe.
>>1391776
>>1391781
That gets me thinking.
Suppose that Jefferson decided "Fuck negotiating with Napoleon, we can just take this shit", mobilized some militia, stomped through, and declared that the U.S. was annexing Louisiana.
What repercussions, both short and long term, do you think this would have had?
Was Satanism ever real, or was it a created fear only adopted by others as a way of rebellion against the mainstream?
In other words, which came first, Satanism or the fear of Satanism?
>>1391772
Most satanists are 3edgy5u teens or young adults
>>1391772
Satanism isn't relevant or developed enough to be its own ideology. Aside from edgelord Norwegians and American flyover states it hasn't had a meaningful influence, anywhere, ever. The only reason we still hear about it is because of hysterical Lutheran soccermoms, and subsequent edgelords latching on to their hysteria in turn, a self-perpetuating cycle more relevant to capitalism and the teenage transgression of norms than religion itself.
Congress with "Satan" in the historical record is European hysteria about syncretic, divergent religious beliefs and unexplained phenomena, possibly ergotism, totally divorced from a coherent and weirdly spontaneous anti-Zoroastrianism.
>t. /x/ pro
>>1391772
>"I have also proposed certain theses concerning magic, in which I have indicated that magic has two forms. One consists wholly in the operations and powers of demons, and this consequently appears to me, as God is my witness, an execrable and monstrous thing."
>"Oration on the Dignity of Man" (1486) Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494)
I was reading this thread at /ck/ where a guy denies any Mongol influence in Hungarian cousine because he qualifies the invasion as irrelevant due to the short time that the mongols actually stayed there. It sort of has a point imo, because not much actual change in costumes can be achieved within a single generation of exposure to a foreign culture. What's your opinion guys?
This is the thread in case you are interested >>>/ck/7860434
>>1391759
Well duh, Mongols weren't particularly culturally intrusive either, generally speaking, being a not very advanced nomadic culture and all. I wouldn't be so sure about Ottoman influence, however.
It's more than their invasion sparked change in Europe rather than direct influence
>>1391968
>>1391986
Ok they weren't intrusive, and yes the invasions facilitated change and opened commerce routes in the long run etc, but when you face an army in that period is not like you just meet up at the designated killing street and fight. There's scouting from both sides and interactions that might lead to cultural appropiations.
It would be very impressive indeed if the hungarian people didn't learn a thing or two from an obvious superior military culture. That involves learning about their weapon systems, tactics and logistics (which includes clothing and food).
Were greeks actually black?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Athena
Greek niggers? Can you imagine how lazy they would be?
>>1391507
HOL UP!
>>1391507
Yes. As a matter of fact everyone is black.
I'm black, you're black, every POTUS ever is black, white skin is actually just an optical illusion
Chaotic good or lawful good?
>>1391434
he wasn't chaotic at all, he just put his complaints on the church door and nothing more.
>>1391434
Lawful good at the begining.
Chaotic Neutral at the end.
>>1391434
Neutral Evil
can a communist/anarchist on /his/ please explain to me your view? i legitimately dont understand how it could work.
>>1391411
People don't need a state or capitalism to form a functioning society. Instead, society should be run on the principle of mutual aid; people help each other because it is mutually beneficial to do so.
Could you be more specific about what you don't understand?
>>1391411
The bourgeoisie are exploiting my surplus value and the state is taxing me whilst also imposing laws I don't like.
First off, it's clear that the state and the bourgeoisie are the source of these problems. Therefore getting rid of them would solve these problems.
>But they're necessary.
But they aren't. The proletariat do everything for everyone anyway, in the absence of someone to penalize them there's no reason to think they'd suddenly stop.
Just read the fucking manifesto.
Forgiveness being mandatory, rather than an option
Following Christian morals rather than appeasing some kids on 4chan
>>1391283
ayy