What's the story here? What was stopping the Europeans from conquering this land earlier, save for a few Spanish/Portuguese possessions in Morocco? Was it the arid land? Was it the Ottomans?
>Did they fear the berber warrior?
WE
>>3083475
WUZ
>>3083478
slaves...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbary_slave_trade
Anyone wanna talk about this iconic documentary? What are your thoughts on it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv1yZ6tq3mY
>>3083258
Possibly the most redpilled film ever produced by man. Should be mandatory viewing in all schools.
>aw, hell, this is where we came in!
>yeah... this is where we came in.
>>3083276
I agree to a certain extent, but I wonder, was the average German actually more warlike than others or was it just the leaders?
I like "Know your Enemy: Japan" better, desu
Why is the western world abandoning Christianity?
I personally think it's because
-the Western world is more well off than other cultures so people don't really need religion as much in their lives.
-Christianity has a lot of things that are corrupt in it and have been exposed, such as the actions of the Catholic church and people like Peter Popoff on the Protestant side of things., evangelicalism also gives a bad name to Christianity
-Christianity has a more idealistic version of God than other religions do.
>>3083259
What do you mean a more "idealistic" version of God? Wouldn't that promote the worship of such a figure?
Why is Christianity abandoning western civilization?
Currently writing a presentation on the Boshin War for a class. Does anyone have a battle map of Toba-Fushimi, Ueno, or Hakodate. I could really use one but I haven't been able to find any.
Also general Boshin War Thread
>>3083244
Hey not bad
Are there any good books on the war in English? I'd recommend OP read a book on the subject as it'll have more information.
Was there any point during the Cold War where the Soviets could've beaten the U.S. in a conventional war?
>>3083217
I wonder how many soviet officials looked at Alaska on a map and thought. "what the fuck were they thinking"
>>3083217
Almost all of it, until the late 1970s/early 1980s when the Military-Technical Revolution took hold and NATO gained force multipliers like precision guided munitions.
Until that point the Soviet and Warsaw Pact ground forces in Europe were effectively overwhelming. SACEUR had no expectation of stopping them without tactical nuclear weapons (the joke goes that the definition of a 'tactical' nuclear weapon is "one which lands in Germany")
>>3083226
Did they have a technological advantage over NATO at that point?
Or would it just be the cannon fodder strategy like WW2?
Also when I said conventional war I also meant invading the U.S./Canada.
Did they really have the forces to take Europe, AND the U.S.?
Redpill me on Russia
>>3083203
No warm-water ports
>>3083206
nigga they had access to the black sea
>>3083203
>what went wrong?
Everything, and then it got a whole lot worse.
>tfw americans ruined eagle heraldry
>>3082918
Cry harder cuck
>>3082918
>tfw americans made eagle heraldry great again
>>3082918
And why is it that we ruined it? Go sit in the corner Hans.
I'm not a /pol/tard and I am not a stormfag. Stormfags are degenerate pieces of trash that would have no room in the Reich. However I don't know why you hate National Socialism when it is a better alternative to communism and capitalism.
National Socialism is against usury, capitalist exploitation from the plutocrats, opposition to the Judeo-Bolsheviks that ruined Russia and ruin Germany. National Socialism preaches national pride and unity of the German people. It is not a white nationalist organization more it is a European idea that preaches love for the fatherland, the family, the country, and everything of what it means to be a proud German.
>>3082335
>However I don't know why you hate National Socialism when it is a better alternative to communism and capitalism.
Mostly for the part that this isn't true at all, and National Socialism's one instance so far in history launched a gigantic fucking war in an attempt to prove this and fail.
>National Socialism is against usury, capitalist exploitation from the plutocrats, opposition to the Judeo-Bolsheviks that ruined Russia and ruin Germany.
Not a /pol/tard or stormfag I see, you juist use their lingo. They're also very much for slavery, which is a hell of a lot worse than usury.
National Socialism is just communism branded in a way which appeals to the middle class by focusing on race instead of class. That is evident in the name "socialism". Big government is all the same, it attempts to subjugate the freedom of the individual by making the population slaves of the state. National Socialism killed millions, not as many as communism, yes, but if it had been allowed to spread it would have been as destructive as communism. It not only started the greatest conflict in history but also led to a mass genocide.
>>3082335
Go play somewhere else, child.
Can I learn anything from Buddhism? im not very well read on the religion but I see there are many like the theravada and zazen (also trying to get away from the jewdeo-christian religion) . Some also talk about their creation beliefs and some said not to worry about creation because you will spend your whole life trying to answer a question you cannot. Is Buddhism at it's core just to alleviate suffering?
>>3082286
>some said not to worry about creation because you will spend your whole life trying to answer a question you cannot
they were right
when you try to find an answer to this question you ensnare yourself deeper into karma and generation
why do you care about creation even? why do you wish to know that?
>>3082286
Buddhism at its core is "just" to alleviate suffering.
4 Noble Truths (suffering exist, it has a cause, it ends, by doing 8foldpath)
8foldpath(last of noble truth) summed up is be wise, behave ethically/morally, and concentrate.
You could call yourself a buddhist by simply believing in these key tenants (to the best of your knowledge/intention).
At it's core i think it's about being happy and being free from stuff that gets in the way of truly enjoying every moment of your life. I recommend reading anything by thich nhat hanh to get an idea about it and start practicing some simple things to make you happier.
Why the FUCK did some jungle tribe from Borneo feel the need to sail all the way to Madagascar and how did they manage to do it?
bamp
>>3082255
They were trying to go somewhere but got lost
There was a very small group, less than 20.
>>3082271
In those days did anyone actually end up where they wanted to?
Please convince me he wasn't exactly right about everything
hard mode: have actually read the book
>>3082300
I've looked everywhere for criticism of him and the book but it's always something dumb, poorly researched or arbitrary bullshit
What is this book about anon it seems like an interesting subject
https://youtu.be/Hznlp-DwgSw
Justify the violence and brutality against labor movements in the United States throughout it's history.
How can a country in which citizens were and are hunted down, imprisoned and even killed simply for their beliefs be called "The Land of The Free"? Free to whom? The capitalist class and plutocratic state?
>>3081492
>preventing something like the Holodomor or the Great Leap Forward requires justification
>>3081498
>Bringing up events where the estimated numbers have been proven wrong and even if the estimated numbers were true capitalism has killed more throughout history anyways
>Implying similar things would happen in developed 1st world countries
>>3081492
All those socialists were faggots who went against the ideas that this nation is built upon. They can all burn in hell like the tyranny lovers they were.
God Bless America
What was life like for a noble woman in medieval Japan? Was it significantly different in Northeastern verses Southwestern?
What did they do all day?
>>3081075
Bump.
>>3081075
I'd recommend the Tale of the Genji by Murasaki Shikubu, pretty good account written by a Heian period Noblewoman no less.
>>3081883
What about Muromachi?
Heian period still as classical Japan.
Seriously asking, was Joseph Joffre autistic? Are there any papers or books analyzing the guy and whatever the hell was up with him?
>>3080726
Bump for interest
>>3080726
You know what? I'm also interested.
>>3080726
Papa Joffre did nothing wrong
Verdun had to be held at all costs
is life worth living?
>>3080479
Irrelevant because you have no choice in the matter. Oh, you can kill yourself, you say? Go try, tell us how far you got. There's a reason it takes depressed people years to kill themselves, turns out the will to live is hardwired into most of us and even the greatest miseries aren't enough to tip[ us over the edge.
Yes, it's fun and nice every moment when you realise it