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Why were the Italians such massive fuckups during WW2? Any good books on the subject?
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>>1265429
Mussolini
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>>1265431
>Implying Mussolini wasn't beloved by everyone.
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>>1265429
Because their government was a colossal clusterfuck owing to the relative fascist weakness and needing to bring in influential people from other powerbases to prevent a loss of confidence and them being thrown out of government (which happened anyway in 1943)
A good book (although it deals with quite a few other things) is the Path to Victory, by Douglas Porch.
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Is there a western medieval equivalent to Miyamoto Musashi?
Namely, someone who was so uniquely skilled in martial combat that he became a near-legendary figure, maybe even penning philosophical or literary works, memoirs, anything. Someone who stands above all others as a machine bred for the death of other men, but did not devolve into lechery, alcoholism, instead retaining an untarnishable sense of honor.
Or, honestly, anyone with Mushashi's record of 60 wins in 1v1 deathmatch
>that kdr
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He's not very well known but I guess a comparable example would be Conn of the Hundred Battles
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>>1265287
Caeser fits all those qualities except for the martial combat. And in that regard, I can't really think of anyone, only generals come to mind. Maybe Scanderbeg?
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If you believe it, Cassius scaeva. Not a warrior poet though
who is this man?
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Look at the top of his head. Hahahahahah
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>>1264876
The biggest argument against monarchy being a good idea in existence.
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Just fuck my reich up
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Was getting caught part of your plan?
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>>1264780
Is that Puyi?
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He should've fled to Africa, if he got eye surgery he would basically be a black man
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>>1264785
Aye, after the Soviets caught him, already had his plane to Japan ready to leave
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Any evidence of Hannibal's skin color? In this painting from 1510 he is portrayed as black, and in a lot of busts and sculptures he has negroid features aswell.
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Looks tan to me.
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Who cares?
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>>1264765
Me.
If he were black, it would conflict with my fascist mindset.
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>It's safe to say that axes were the biggest pile of shit ever invented and you should get a mace instead.
What did he mean by this?
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He's saying axes are tools designed for chopping wood, and used as weapons out of necessity. Swords and spears are tools designed specifically for war, and function thereafter.
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>>1264724
>implying spears weren't invented for hunting and fishing
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>>1264724
Spears were for hunting.
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What cruel world do we live in, that men are denied such things
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>>1264485
>GAULED
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>>1264485
We would have to implement vid related first:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzddAYYDZkk&t=0m50s
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>>1264485
>you'll never sack Rome and pick up a waifu
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> be atheist philosopher
> invent concept of memes
> memes now everywhere
What are some other influential modern philosophers and their broadly used ideas?
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>>1263888
Memes have existed for millenia. Even if Dawkins was never born, we'd still have memes, but we'd probably have a different name for them.
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so the bait is that you're calling him a philosopher, right?
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>>1263888
>philosopher
hes just a competent scientist giving opinions in a field where he is an incompetent layman
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Islamic State destroys 2500 year old Babylonian Temple of Nabu.
They made a video bragging about it too.
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/06/09/islamic-state-blows-up-2500-year-old-iraqi-temple/
So yet another irreplaceable, ancient part of our history is gone forever.
I admit I hadn't even heard of this place before today. Anybody here an expert on ancient Babylon? What was this place, how important was it? What did humanity lose today?
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Apparently they threatened the Egyptian pyramids too. I haven't heard of any ISIS attacks in Egypt so I don't know how credible that one is.
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>>1263383
I don't get it what's this mean
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What can you tell me about Vichy France, /his/?
From the little I know, some Vichy supporters went great lengths to support Germany, particularly opportunistic bootlickers like Robert Brasillach who published the names of Jews and members of La Résis. Brasillach shared Charles Maurras's contempt for republicanism. Fascists opposed Pétain on grounds of failing to sufficiently collaborate with Germany. Those French national parties who sought to achieve the type of National revolution seen in Italy/Spain/Germany considered Vichy too tame, leading to the country's leaders fearing nationalist radicals would try to seize power from Pétain on account of his poor health.
Other conservatives saw the fall of the Third Republic as an opportunity to start fresh, stamp out corruption and rejuvenate society under Pétain, whose personality cult was well entrenched as a well known and beloved figure since WWI. Some were patriotic German-hating WWI vets who thought Pétain was doing his best to preserve France, angered by both de Gaulle's and the Brits' perceived desertion. Among them were even a few who thought about getting back into the fight.
A common debate is whether Pétain was a traitor, a senile figurehead puppet for Laval or merely a well-intentioned veteran working with a dire set of circumstances. The discussion is quite controversial, as Éric Zemmour caused a furor by upholding the pro-Pétain thesis. Zemmour also pointed out that Vichy actually saved Jewish lives. His statement is based on the deal Vichy France made with Germany that it would assist the deportation of immigrant Jews, in exchange for which French Jews be granted immunity. While Vichy aided in the Holocaust, France had the lowest Jewish death rate of any occupied country aside form Denmark.
So, tell me, /his/. What do you think of Vichy France?
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>>1263178
I'm interested, too.
Have a bump.
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>What do you think of Vichy France?
Best France.
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Was arguably a much more legitimate government than De Gaulle's. It's also pretty amazing how much rein the Germans gave them, I guess they didn't care/have the resources to completely dominate France.
I'd love to see a miniseries of the French fighting on the Eastern Front, ending with the battle of Berlin.
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Hello /his/
Write down a ww3 scenario
Bonus if includes the Nazis, why cause what would ww3 be without the nazis.
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>>1263105
Caliphate backed by Iran and Russia attacks Israel, gets BTFO.
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>>1263105
The image in op is triggering me because there isnt anywhere to drive a tank coming from that direction
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>>1263105
China's economy gets to the point where it is so advanced and their military is so powerful they decide to go the full Trotsky and bring communism to the entire planet.
They thought Deng was a revisionist, he was just two steps ahead.
Coming soon to theatres you.
What is your favorite part of Roman history? Mine is the reign of Augustus. My favorite Roman emperor.
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>>1262394
Justinian's reign. Not the better for the Empire, but the most interesting in my opinion.
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>>1262403
Completely forgot about Justinian.
Only know the basics about him would like to read more about him sometime
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>>1262394
The battle of the early and mid republic. Stuff like the Samnite wars where the fate of Rome was hanging by a string but it prevailed. The tale of Publius Decius Mus and the devotio is a good example of this.
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Hi everybody Stefan Molyneux from freedomainradio I hope you're doing well!
Spanking your kids is the direct cause of all the world's evils, specifically wars and the government, which is an immoral system centralised around the monopoly of violence to commit taxation, which is nothing else but theft at gunpoint, a gross violation of the Non-Aggression principle. Any arguments against these are actually not an argument because of my own moral framework that I invented that you cannot refute because speaking to me is proof that my framework is correct and evidence of Universally Preferable Behaviour. Therefore I literally cannot be wrong because everything is literally not an argument. The only way we can slay the great beast that is the government is for you to donate more than one fucking dollar. If you call in we will have a discussion about how your daddy's rich and your momma's good lookin', but she was an evil vile woman who is a child abuser because she fought with her husband in front of you once. If my mother weren't my mother she would be FUCKING DEAD! I would have FUCKING KILLED HER! You must go to therapy and defoo because spending time around people that WANT YOU SHOT is suicidal. Throughout the call I will constantly interrupt you, and scold you if you do the same to me, but that's okay because I have the largest philosophy show in the history of humanity. However, I will not hesitate to hang up on you if you admit that free will does not exist, because I don't debate with robots.
t. the world`s greatest living philosopher
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When are you going to make Black & White 3?
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sage'd
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>>1262085
Who is this guy, who listens to this kind of shit except troubled autists, and why are you emulating him?
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Let's see your /his/-related tattoos.
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>>1261819
>That ugly-ass Q
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>>1261819
Ah yes, Hungary! The glorious successor of Rome!
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>>1261861
That Q look like the fat girl in a group our of 7/10 okay attractive girl.
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Did knights enjoy fighting?
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Our ancestors got to fight, kill, plunder (and in some cases die) for real. Things some of us enjoy doing but are limited to video games.
How did they feel about it? Did some of them enjoy devoting their life to traning, mastering weapons and fighting in sieges and skirmishes? Did they enjoy the thrill of combat? Or was it just a fearsome and painful experience they would all have prefered to avoid?
Today's movies and shows sometimes make medieval warfare look cool and epic, how much truth would there have been to this?
Did some knights actually enjoy fighting and look forward to battle?
Is there record of badass and cool knights and lords who enjoyed their life? Or is it just in Vikings and Game of Thrones and a modern, romanticized version of a medieval time?
Thanks for your opinion on the matter :)
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>>1261793
>Did knights enjoy fighting?
Some did, some didn't. Just look at today's soldiers, many do like to be deployed and getting in firefights.
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There's certainly a rush to be had in combat as with any thrill seeking/life threatening sport. I can attest to that as someone who's been in near death situations that it is truly the most "alive" I've ever felt.
However, war is something to be glorified only as a story with values and lessons, not an actuality.
95% of war is truly horrific, soul crushing, horrible stuff. Not least boredom, disease, malnourishment and generally suffering that would only be worse as you go further back down the line of history.
So to answer your question, yes a few knights with good fortune and the right disposition would have the time of their lives. Likely butchering people and raping women. Most however would not be doing it for the enjoyment of it or anything remotely resembling that.
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>>1261793
>Today's movies and shows sometimes make medieval warfare look cool and epic
Any time a movie makes warfare look cool and epic it really indicates that that shit was terrible for the people involved IRL.