Can it be said of any nation in history that "They loved war and never were destroyed by war"
>>1850770
America? England? Austria? Sweden?
Austria?
>>1850773
Not sure you can say that about England considering how much their empire has been destroyed thanks to WWII
>>1850781
>Austria not destroyed by war
right....
>>1850789
> Voluntarily giving countries independence
> Destroyed by WW2
>>1850770
Perhaps Switzerland.
>>1850814
they're only neutral because they got BTFO
>>1850814
This seems right
>>1850812
>voluntarily.
>>1850814
>Neutral
>Loves war
Pick one
>>1850827
Name one country post WW2 which Britain did not willingly give independence.
>>1850875
India
>>1850812
The Americans had to twist Britain's arm.
>>1850770
America, so far. Yeah sure Vietnam, but while that was a loss it hardly "destroyed" America.
>>1850895
But Indian independence was certain before the war even started, it was postponed until after the war but it was a done deal.
>>1850770
Bitches don't know about mah Neo-Assyrian Empire.
>>1851173
That was not willing at all. British lied to Indians about giving independence back in WW1 as well. WW2 would've gone the same way too if it had not been Britian losing global power. Indians have Hitler to thank for their independence, indirectly.
>>1850770
The Spartans? They did lose at Leuctrae which ended their hegemony, but it wasn't like they were devastated by that lose. In the end they were fucked over by their social policies and couldn't bounce back from what was relatively a minor loss.
>>1850770
you live by the sword, you die by the sword
most ancient war loving peoples did so because war was part of their religion. Like with vikings who believed they couldnt only feast with Odin if they died in battle, or muslims who want their 72 virgins by suicide bombing a shopping mall. their destruction IS the goal almost
So unless your actual goal is to fucking die from getting your head blown off in a battle field, or bleeding out because a land mine blew your legs off, then all this "war is strength" is just LARP bullshit
>>1850875
Kenya
>>1850770
The huns but they weren't really a nation
Venice loves war
>>1851196
I don't know, America seems to be doing just fine despite constant warfare
>>1850829
>A policy of Armed Neutrality excludes a nation from loving war.
Their banks make a killing off War.
>>1851188
the brits promised india dominion status and home rule during ww1, and most indians were happy with it. Post ww1 they batted their beady eyes and decided that they were going to go back on the promise
>>1850961
>india becomes independent in 1947
>ww2 ends in 1945
its post ww2.
Someone post the convo where churchill spergs out when FDR bullies him into indian independence.
>>1851626
It was already decided before the war. Americans had fuck all to do with it.
>>1851967
>it was decided before the war
no it wasn't.
>americans had fuck all to do with it.
US aid was provided on the basis that india would be free.
There was no british policy to even grant dominion status to india pre war, independence was a long shot.