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>peasants produce shit for local lord
>local lord has to/is supposed to give shit back in return to the peasants
Was Feudalism the first incarnation of Communism in Europe in a small-scale way /his/?
I'm pretty sure that's just taxes.
It's really more of an extension of subsistence agriculture.
I think feudal arrangements are common when states collapse and the security provided by a central government disappears.
No. Communes, that opposed feudalism, were commie.
Read on the surplus value theory of exploitation and you'll see why Marxists reject feudalism.
Give me the list of Napoleon's fuck ups in his Russia-1812
In order of, worst or eh.
>>1048308
1. Invading Russia
2. Cancelling his planned aerial invasion of England because the dumb bitch Sophie Blanchard told him it wouldnt work
3. Trusting Grouchy
4. Replacing the Spanish king with his brother
During the opening phases of the invasion Napoleon delagated two somewhat standard but vitally important maneuvers to incompetant people.
his initial plan was to engage the russian army 100,000 strong that had spread itself over a 100 mile front.
In classic napoleonic stratgey he would drive through the center concentrate his power on one half and leave a small but worthy force to engage the other.
When the concentrated power defeated the first half it would turn to beat the other.
He appointed his step-son Eugene de Beauharnais to pin down begrations...
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1. Alexander I
2. Russian Light Calvary
3. Logistics
Hey guys I was browsing thought my files and I found some notes I did for a religion class so I figured I'd dump them here and see what discussion/corrections it generates...oh who am I kidding this will just lead to shitposting won't it?
Well fuck it I said I'd post them so I'm going to post 'em. Also keep in mind these are not necessarily my personal views so don't be too surprised if I look like a total retard if I'm being totally shit at defending some of the points.
World Religion
Five Myths about Religion
...and a couple of things to consider.
Myth: Religion and religious leaders are rarely if ever "socially progressive."
Examples to the Contrary:
1) In the western world, religious organizations were at the forefront of providing for the poor for 1500 years before governments got involved.
And Hospitals (in our sense) did not exist until Christianity was legalized in the 4th century...and Christians' willingness to care for the sick (during frequent outbreaks of plague) seems to have been a major factor...
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Myth: Religion is unusual in taking a position on things most people consider personal and private, especially in a free society.
Examples to the Contrary:
1) "Pornography is harmful" is a view held by some prominent feminists.
2) "Don't eat animal products (e.g. meat and dairy) or wear fur," we're told by animal-rights activists.
3) Don't use regular light bulbs, we're told by environmental activists...and now the government too.
Myth: Religion and science are natural enemies and always usually have been in conflict.
This...
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A Final point to Consider:
Religion is often judged very harshly because distortions of its teachings have sometimes led to great evil.
(e.g. Christianity and the Crusades...or Islam and 911...or Hinduism and the caste system).
But consider the evil in the name of Marxism (as seen above)...through revolution, police-state oppression, and terrorism...a death toll around 100 million.
Many on the left insist that these "distortions" or "excesses" don't affect the value of Marx's ideas or his analysis.
In other words, Marxism is still...
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>tfw you'll never live in classical antiquity.
>>1048228
iktf frater
>>1048228
tfw think about this every day
>>1048254
I also do this unironically
wonder if I'm autistic
Who started the fire?
Definitely not our team
No one. It was always burning since the world's been turning.
>>1048161
Prior to the Waco Disaster, there had been talk within the Clinton administration (and also earlier, during Bush I) about eliminating the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms and shifting their duties to the FDA and FBI, so the ATF management set about looking for something, anything that they could use to justify their continued existence (and maybe even increase their budget) until they hit upon the Branch Davidians and the rest we know…
Did they lift?
>>1048092
>>1048092
I wonder what workouts they did
I remember reading Mark Antony liked wearing short togas because Cleopatra liked mirin his muscular thighs.
>>1048211
Lol quality post, the one you shared.
Why was there such a split in the world after WW2? Why did it divide between the capitalistic West and communist East? Was there a cause for it or was it inevitable?
There can only be one king of the hill, if the Nazis had won it would have been Democracy vs Fascism
the Ideology didn't matter, it helped though in the us vs them mentality.
>>1048063
As usual, fpbp.
>>1048063
Was it the result of two different ideologies held by two different superpowers , or was there something inherent within communism and/or capitalism that made conflict unavoidable?
What are some of your favorite religious texts? Why?
I personally am fond of the Dhammapada from Theravada Buddhism. What attracts me to it is that it explains the deepest buddhist messages in the simplest ways possible. And the more you know about buddhism the deeper the message is.
I also see this in Proverbs from the Old Testament, which I am also quite fond of. Put it simply: I love simple religious texts which have deep meanings buried within.
>>1048027
I've been getting into buddhism lately I have to read this.
>>1048036
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.01.than.html
Also check your local library, you can probably find it in book form. My Uni's library has like 3 different translations.
>>1048027
have your read Bhagavad Gita, thats my favourite so far, the upanishads are next on my list
I am drinking fruit punch, tell me the most interesting thing you know
I know that I know nothing
fruit punch causes AIDS
>>1047954
fuck
How many did were raped under Axis occupation? After hearing quite a bit about the Red Army's rapes I was interested if the Axis ever did the same however I am not able to find anything on the topic. I constantly hear that it wasn't allowed and that any Axis soldiers who raped would be shot but I still would like some statistics if the Axis raped at all and if they did how many,
>>1047909
Although Rapes were not allowed in the Wehrmacht normally, it was fair game in the east so some estimates reach up to 10 million rapes for Russia alone, which is about 1000x more than how many German women that were raped in Berlin.
>>1047909
Rape was officially allowed in the East and I would guess it was regularly carried out. Who knows how many were raped but you are talking about millions of soldiers occupying places for several years. Millions of times wouldn't be a bad guess.
>>1047909
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_of_the_Wehrmacht#Rapes_2
>be head of the NKVD
>get shot
You'd think you'd be the one person to see it coming.
>>1047828
those people either never see it coming or try to convince themselves that it's all bullshit
>>1047840
But that's exactly how they got their job, by shooting the last guy. It'd be remarkably short sighted to not expect it to happen to you.
How did the USSR handle the severe population declines?
i don't mind Latin script, it is incredibly close to runic script, but the idea that my own language was originally in Futhorc, a Runic script, makes me kind of long for it to be the more prevalent one.
it must be pretty comfy to have your language match your script.
give me a second and ill post the evolution os script, from the runic/latin (italic) script going back, with visualization.
>>1047775
here's some Old Italic script lads, the father of Runic, Cyrillic, and Latin and such
>>1047968
Hey /his/ I've always wondered how the average peasant lived life in medieval europe. Is it as dirty and harsh as the movies proclaim? What did they eat and was it often rotten?
It was better than living during the industrial revolution.
>9GAG
gross
>>1047720
how so?
Is Time Commanders a good show?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP6aEPcadqg
3/10 awful show
literally takes them an entire season to explain that a frontal Calvary charge is a bad thing.
Interesting concept, they kind of ruin it by trying to turn it into a reality show, though.
Would be far better by just making it the same thing as the old Decisive Battles show that got cancelled.
>>1047673
>ANTIOCHUS GOT BEATEN BY C-LIST BRITISH CELEBRITIES
Can't make this shit up, senpai
What do you all think about Sufism?
>>1047648
bump
Bumparoo
>>1047648
I think all moslems go to hell
