What is the objectively worst ethnic group in the Balkans?
I vote for the Serbs.
>implying they're not all the same
Half will say Serbs, the other half will say Albanians. Since we're on 4chan actually, most will say Albanians.
Awful thread.
>>924587
shiptars
[spoiler]>implying there is any difference[/spoiler]
Did the Ottomans only succeeded in taking Constantinople because of cannons?
no, they just sped up the process
>>924408
No they transported fucking ships on land holy shit impressive
>>924552
No it's not
People other than the ottomans have done it too
If the Nazis didn't go ethnic cleansing mode do you think they could have won WW2?
>if the Nazis weren't Nazis could the Nazis have won
dude like what if lol
no if the nazis didn't go full retard and didn't attack russia they would of won
Im interested in Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Orphism ect.
Just "mysticism" in general
people say its "satanic"
I guess it has elements of worshiping "lucifer"
In this thread, we commemorate the suffering of those who endured oppressive dictatorships by naming such regimes.
As they say, people who don't remember their history are doomed to repeat it.
I'll start with one brutal regime that's not as known as other dictatorships, Anarchist Catalonia.
great fucking thread
>>924054
Soviet Russia
>>924054
Imperial Britain.
Lets talk these dudes. Were they right? Wrong?
Discuss
Aristotle > Plato
>>924040
Aristotle > Plato = Socrates
>>924038
You should actually put some effort into your post.
What were the main reasons for the demise of the Norse on Greenland? Is there currently a consensus among historians?
>>924035
Wasn't there something like a little ice age that drove them out?
>>924035
The Inuits come and wipe out a population already under severe stress from changing climate.
Shit was cold bruh
Aint no trees or shit
Native Americans are genocidal pricks
Let's have a serious discussion with out memes
What do you think about it?
I thinks both sides wanted to win for political motives, wherever won the war won the next term or keep in power
It´s amazing how close Argentina was to winning, or at least to inflict big damage to the task force
> Argie sub gets into firing position right under the fleet but torpedoes malfunction
> Skyhawks skim the waves to bomb the ships, dumb bombs don´t explode
>>924041
Argies were stupid. To begin with, they should have made bigger landing strips on the islands for their Mirages, and should have mined the strait between the two islands
>>924041
>Argie sub gets into firing position right under the fleet but torpedoes malfunction
Fun fact, british used WW2 surplus torpedoes because their brand new hot shit they were proud of since 60's quite probably didn't work either because it wasn't even tested. They've had it for like 20 years and didn't test it properly.
What happened to the samurai culture that disappeared so quick in Japan after the arrive of the europeans?
>>923827
>that disappeared so quick in Japan after the arrive of the europeans
Uh, no it didn't.
It wasn't Europeans. Samurai culture was alive and well until rebels took down the shogunate.
samurai culture persisted until the restoration in which the han system was abolished and the samurai were made jobless
Why did they stop being a thing?
Did any civilization not practice it at some point?
>>923801
What, arranged marriages?
>>923809
Yeah, I guess I forgot the topic,
>>923813
It's long death march started when Christianoty and the idea both partners must accept the marrige became a thing and it finally began to fully die as invidualism took over.
Is Rome overrated in the West so westerners can pretend to have a great history like Arabs and Chinese?
>>923757
Rome has every right to be called one of the greatest civilizations ever.
>>923757
>china
>great history
of being btfo by either themselves or their neighbours?
>great history
>Like Arabs
Low quality bait, Abdul.
Post the most noteworthy historical persons from your homecountry. Let's bash and insult each other's picks.
>>923671
>Hoorn
>>923671
Faggot, not picking the founding father
What was land of Hungary like and who lived there before the Magyar settled there?
>>923640
>What was land of Hungary like
like shit for anyone who wasn't a part of nobility
and on top of that, as the WWI approached, they tried to culturally and linguistically destroy their minorities, who lived there before they moved in, which answers the other half of your question.
>>923645
but who lived there before the Magyars?
>>923652
mostly slavs
i wanna be Traditional.
Marry a nice woman and go to church every sunday.
>>923568
oh shit nvm, i don't want to be traditional.
>>923568
Then secretly practice alchemy and tantric yoga and advocate for the coming of the avatar and the future IMPERIVM.
Thoughts?
It's served its purpose in the past but the increasing scientific development and individualism has rendered it pretty much useless. That said, buddhism lifestyle appeals to me even though I don't know dick about it.
Anyone have any good entry-tier buddhism books?
>>923432
Hell yeah dude check out The essence of Buddhism I have it, it's a great way to get started.
>>923432
This Is It by Alan Watts.