After 70 Years, can we finally put this fucking question to rest?
>Was the German army's use of machine guns as the base of fire better than the Anglo obsession with the Cult of the Rifle?
Which doctrine does the American army use today ( last major FM was written in 1980 so it won't break 20 year rule)
>>1388434
Who won?
>>1388447
The Germans did,Whenever it was an infantry vs infantry scenario.
>>1388462
Sauce
if it were the case that there is no objective ontological basis for atheistic morality - is that even a noteworthy problem at all ?
Yes. How can you decide what is right and what is wrong without magic book that tell you so? Its like impossible for a human to do.
>>1388370
Yes, clearly in the late bronze age and early iron age the tribal peoples had a much better understanding of ethics compared to modern times, as demonstrated by their moral teachings.
It triggers spergs that don't understand that morality is, was, and shall always be, based on the might of the majority.
Hey /his/,
I would like to know more about the military in Iceland. I'm not speaking about "vikings xd", but things more recent. Did they play big roles in the world wars? How about things since then?
All I can really find is things regarding the Icelandic coast guard and things.
Thank you for any contributions you may have!
>>1388278
no, they could have been nuked 400 years ago and nothing would have changed in the world
>>1388278
They didn't do much in WW2, I know that. They were occupied by Britain and later the U.S., with some protest, but non-violently. Used as a naval and air base, but again, it was British-American forces stationed there, not the Icelandics themselves.
Dunno about WW1. I assume they were still a Danish quasi-colony/protectorate at the time and thus stayed out of things, but I don't really know.
>>1388278
what military? they have a couple of lightly armed patrol boats and rescue helicopters. There´s a big NATO base there, Keflavik.
Any Poles frequent this board?
I'm heading to Warsaw, Łodz, Krakow and Gdansk and want to see the best of Poland's medieval history, where should I go?
I have a basic itinerary, I just want to know if there is any stuff I should know/you would recommend?
Go to military museum in Warsawa. I also recomend you to visit polish national museum(Warsawa) a lot of nice paintings. Łódź is shity city tbqh so maybe visit Poznan or Wroclaw
You should definitely go to Kraków, which was during middle ages Poland's capital. Some worthwhile places:
- Wawel Castle: royal residence contains expositions about it's medieval past. In adjacent cathedral church there are magnificent gothic tombs of polish monarchs.
- number of churches all around the city. In St. Mary's there is a great late gothic altar by Veit Stoss. Church on the Rock is historically significant. There are also St. Catherine's, Holy Trinity's, Corpus Christi, St. Andrew's, all gothic or romanesque.
- there is a new neat museum on the main square: http://www.podziemiarynku.com/
- there are remnants of medieval fortifications, most notably the barbican and St. Florian's gate.
- lots of jewish stuff, concentrated in Kazimierz district, with a gothic synagogue
- Collegium Maius - museum located in the medieval university building
- close to the city is located oldest benedictine abbey in the country : www.tyniec.benedyktyni.pl
- of course Wieliczka salt mine is a must
- inside the city limits lies cistercian abbey at Mogiła
Make sure to go to Malbork which is like 30 minutes drive from Gdansk. Gotta see that Teutonic Castle. It has tours in tons of languages so you'll definitely have a good time
>white male
>loner-personality, constant rejection by females
>overbearing father
>black jumpers
>psychological break-down in later stages of life and never recovering
>light OCD/autism (muh eccentricism, e.g. "i only drink my special brand coffee with exactly 2 tblsp of milk and 1.5 cubes of sugar")
I don't own a black jumper, and had a psychological breakdown earlier in life. Can I still be a philosopher?
ha ha thats totally not me
oh wow, phew
> overbearing father
That feel when raised without farther and cucked from academic philosophy forever because of it.
Why did nobody intervene?
>>1387981
The only people with the power to intervene (the West) were/are a cowardly bunch of hypocrites slaved to the will of the barely educated masses who hardly care about events inside their borders, let alone on another continent.
Because the west wanted to observe how shit went down for future reference
>>1387999
Remind me what genocides the west has intervened in?
Are tastes subjective?
>>1387543
Of course. And I can't remember what the substance is, but if you eat it, the taste of everything else changes.
>>1387543
Is there any proof of it I wonder
>>1387543
Not quite, in some ways it is very much so but in some it's very much objective instead. Take for an example Yogurt and sour Milk. If you would eat only yogurt for a month or so you would find Sour Milk to be sour and the opposite if you dinned on sour milk for a month and then ate yogurt.
The same for certain body parts. In some cultures and ages big tits are good and in some others they aren't, stuff changes.
Still, there are many objective markers, such as symmetric bodies and facial ratios resembling the golden ratio being seen as more attractive and sweet things being easier to get used to in your diet.
Hope that made sense.
>Gross Domestic Product signifies the health of the economy
>Higher GDP means better economy
>Lower GDP means worse economy
When will this meme die?
When it stops being true.
>>1387463
It stopped being true the day the thought was conceived.
>>1387477
>It stopped being true the day the thought was conceived.
Are there any good books about Stalin's life that aren't biased as hell, either in positive or negative way?
I find him to be a fascinating person to be honest.
>>1387360
Most unbiased sources, like diaries of Anatoly Chernayev who read some classified info on him, generally show him as a very shallow and petty person with love for raunchy jokes.
Ironically enough, Chernayev himself looks like a very shallow and petty person with love for raunchy jokes in his diaries.
Latest Stalin biography by Oleg Khlevniuk
The Court of the Red Tzar is pretty fucking based. It isn't critical of Stalin, but it also doesn't sugarcoat his flaws. Excellent book.
4chan often speaks of specific things being patrician or not, like a certain book or philosopher.
ITT: let's discuss how the Patrician Man LIVES in large. What is the patrician lifestyle?
>>1387341
What patrician stands for ?
recognizing flaws and working against them before they consume you
realizing that hedonism is good, but not everything, life is short and the worth of trying to achieve great things
embracing reality and learning how the world really works, then taking calculated risks and making an impact on it
>>1387341
Just read Stirner, my property
By ANY chance,
someone has got a nice short quote from Seraphim of Sarov ?
I really need it for a work ...
Hope someone can help,
kiss kiss
One should not think about the doings of God when one’s stomach is full; on a full stomach there can be no vision of the Divine mysteries.
Thanks !! That's just perfect. Just need to translate it in french and it would be ready to post.
Thanks again :)
this is a shitty question just google it. why do you come here for a quote. there is also quite a bit more about the man
What's up /his/
can you guys hit me up with your best Seven Years War books? Something pretty general that covers as much of the whole picture as possible, so I can decide which direction to go in next
It never ceases to amuse me that this whole global war was caused pretty much singlehandedly by George Washington.
Fred Anderson "Crucible of War" is the best on the new world conflict.
Robert Asprey "Frederick the great" good bio with plenty on the Prussian side.
There are a lot of academic studies on the French Army during the war, etc.
>>1386862
cuz he ambushed that ambassador or something?
"Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class --->hated for their abominations, called Christians<---"
What did he mean by this?
He misunderstood Transubstantiation and thought they were cannibals
They were the Jews of his day
Why did the church favour the ideas of Augustine and condemn the ideas of Pelagius? Specifically Pelagius' idea that admission into heaven may be granted to all those who use their freedom of will virtuously, contrasted with Augustine's doctrine that God grants His divine grace to those who he pleases to choose, regardless of how virtuous and devotional they are. Because, surely, the church would wish for people to be under the impression that living a virtuous and devotional life will allow them admission into heaven, as it provides an incentive to lead a good life, so to speak.
>>1386352
Read the Bible
>>1386401
I've read parts of it
The Bible talks about fallen man's inherent, chronic and unchanging badness, this is what Pelagius failed to realise. The Holy Spirit does not indwell and empower the degenerate
Not strictly /his/ I know but if all these famous historical figures were black and Europe was predominantly black then what happened?
Where did the white people come from? How did they drive the black people into Africa? Why is there no evidence of any of this?
i have wondered some time now is this whole wewuzism thing just a meme or do some people really believe this shit?
>>1386244
What the fuck is the Hungarian crown doing there?
>>1386249
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakub_(Nation_of_Islam)