Discuss sieges and shit here
What siege you guys wanna start out with?
>>438924
Whats the most obscure siege weapon?
>>438924
Siege on, young Trebber
>>438990
mangonel
catapult and trebuchets retarded half-brother
How did Somalia manage to fall so hard?
It has:
>oil
>a great geographical location
>ores
>one religion
>one language
>a single native population
It had the potential to turn into a fairly rich trading nation. Where did it fuck up?
It's inhabited by Somalis.
>>438625
This. Tribalism killed Somalia.
>>438632
Colonialism with no exit strategy is what ruined it. Not saying it was a utopian before england took somali land and italy the rest but that divison didnt help
How come Germany and Japan of all countries turned into economic juggernauts following WWII despite having suffered crushing defeats, the devastation of their lands, and being branded as pariahs of the international community?
>>437922
US help to prevent the USSR from ever gaining influence in them.
>>437922
Because they had good economy and infrastructure pre-war, and they had the technical expertise to rebuild all of that.
American economic aid also helped a lot.
If the Soviet Union got to Japan instead I'm sure they'll be a third world shithole that's only famous for exporting prostitutes and mail order brides like the Slavic countries.
>>437930
>I'm sure they'll be a third world shithole that's only famous for exporting prostitutes and mail order brides like the Slavic countries.
Exactly like East Germany.
Why didn't Ethiopia expand deeper into Africa?
Also, East Africa general.
towards central africa? i thought that was terra incognita until europeans explored it.
>>437876
Kingdom of the Kongo was there.
I'm asking about the coast however, like where Kenya and Tanzania are.
>>437861
Tse flies. Whenever someone asks why Africans haven't done something obvious it's always those satanic flies
Can anyone simply explain the concepts of communism and socialism?
Socialism=common ownership of the means of production
Communism=a type of socialism with common ownership of their means of production without classes, money, or a state
They're both garbage.
>>436851
scum
>>436880
So like factories and shit?
Then why do people call medicare socialist?
Are there any instances of American soldiers knowingly and willingly engaging in suicidal attacks against an enemy?
I don't mean like "Oh boy, this is going to be a tough one, we may not make it out alive" type attacks.
I mean "I'm going to strap a bomb to myself and run at that German tank over there"
Self bump. Can't find anything about it personally, but found quite a bit about most countries during WW2 having some form of it happening.
>>436500
Yeah, us americans aren't known for our rabid patriotism.
You dumb fucking retard.
>>436500
Okay sooooo what you're saying is that there are no examples of American suicide attacks?
Is there any truth to the theory about Freemasons being the Knights Templar?
this shit is bad history how old are you?
serious question
>>435371
>Is there any truth to the theory about Freemasons being the Knights Templar?
Templars were devote catholics, zealots of christian faith. Freemasons were the forebears of anti-religious thought and atheism in Europe.
>>435382
>Templars were devote catholics, zealots of christian faith.
What makes you think that?
You realise they were sentenced to death for heresy and various Oriental satanic shit, right? Sounds like Freemasons to me.
Mods are asleep, post absolute madmen
>>433236
>robespierre
roux
>>433236
Girondin go home.
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Tell me about the Assyrians. I've heard they were "cartoonishly evil", but all I know is that they've been around for a very long time.
Probably not too different than other conquering peoples at the time.
Well they had the first army that approaches what we'd see as modern today, complete with divisions, NCOs, and the like. They also pioneered the practice of deporting large amounts of the population in cities they had conquered to other regions and replacing those cities with yet more people they had previously conquered. As far as how evil they were, it seems they were no more and no less cruel than most Semitic states at the time. They were simply much more capable.
After Solomon dies, Israel goes into a civil war.
Israel is split between the kingdom of Israel (north) and kingdom of Judah (south).
Assyria conquers Israel.
Babylon conquers Assyria, Israel and Judah.
Persia conquers Babylon
Alexander conquers Persia
Rome
As for the culture of the Assyrians, they were degenerate pagans like the Babylonians, Egyptians and Canaanites.
Why is it that almost no philosophers or philosophy teachers end up in the right wing?
It seems like all the modern ones are communists.
Is there some secret in philosophy that refutes everything right-wing?
>post modernism and critical theory is all philosophy
it's called empathy
there's some anon on here who constantly cites The Opium of Intellectuals whenever somebody asks this, wait for him to answer it
what country has a comparable history?
>born out of rebellion
>instituted a form of democracy and capitalism that would be emulated worldwide
>ended the use of slaves
>pioneered science, engineering, and mathematics
>kickstarted worldwide modernization due to two industrial revolutions
>helped develop central america and south america with things like the panama canal
>saved the world in two different wars
>became a beacon of culture through entertainment, science, fashion, and city-planning
and that not even including the 21st century you pleb
>>429546
>ended the use of slaves
>kickstarted worldwide modernization due to two industrial revolutions
I agree, the UK is pretty awesome.
>born out of rebellion
>instituted a form of democracy and capitalism that would be emulated worldwide
Barons' War lead to Magna Carta.
>ended the use of slaves
UK outlawed slave trade in 1807 and slavery in 1833.
>pioneered science, engineering, and mathematics
Ever heard of Newton?
>kickstarted worldwide modernization due to two industrial revolutions
>helped develop central america and south america with things like the panama canal
>saved the world in two different wars
>became a beacon of culture through entertainment, science, fashion, and city-planning
These are self-evident.
>>429571
>muh glorious past
Two studies were conducted to establish that existential concerns contribute to anti-atheist sentiments. Experiment 1 found that a subtle reminder of death increased disparagement, social distancing, and distrust of atheists. Experiment 2 found that asking people to think about atheism increased the accessibility of implicit death thoughts. These studies provide the first empirical link between existential concerns and anti-atheist prejudices. (Corey L. Cook, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, University of Washington Tacoma)
Christians confirmed to be just children scared of death.
Sample size? Methodology?
>Christians confirmed to be just children scared of death.
Religious people are scared of a life without meaning. After the rush of hedonism carries off, the atheist is left with two choices. The first one is to struggle on, a choice made by the weak masses. The second one is only for the strong; suicide.
Only faith can provide meaning.
>>414757
>Life needs meaning
Sounds like autism to me desu
Is this correct? What is the role of philosophy now that we have science?
>>439636
But your example doesn't make them mutually exclusive. It just makes science to be philosophy with a flashlight.
>The Oatmeal
kill yourself OP
>>439636
No, it isn't correct. Science is incapable of clarifying philosophical ambiguities within their own theories without help from philosophers of physics/science/metaphysics. I can't think of one longstanding philosophical problem they've resolved on their own. Furthermore, science is predicated on metaphysical assumptions that are required if it is to operate in a functional manner. Science is good when it sticks to its own methods and aims, not when it tried to go beyond them.
Post more images if you can find some
>>430950
>portuguese
>white
Philosophy. What is your take on Stoicism?
control freak ascetic losers who hate fun
I prefer Epicureanism
>>411251
you want eudomania kill yourself