ITT: White man getting BTFO!
>Russian-Japanese war
>Be Japanese
>Get nuked
>>1286172
i recall one awesome story which must have been one of the last great sword battle in history. A Russian and Japanese officer dueled in the midst of a battle while the troops around stopped to watch. The Japanese officer won the duel and struck down the Russian if I remember.
>ethiopia
now I see why the "italians aren't white" meme is a meme
Is liberalism* the logical conclusion of empiricism?
* in the European sense of the word
>>1286102
Why would it be?
>>1286119
Because he wants to troll
>>1286119
First of all, basing knowledge on sensory experience automatically puts focus on the individual, since it is always an individual's senses that are experiencing something. Any talk of 'general will', 'spirit of the people', 'historical inevitability' and the such simply has no place in this context. Politics can only be seen as concerning a set of individuals, never a nation or some other collective entity.
Further, any large collective projects undertaken by the government (or some other political body) can never be justified by the before mentioned collectivist understandings or rationalist grand theories. They can only be justified in the utility that they would produce, and that needs to be guaranteed by actual experience of previous such projects.
Therefore, massive changes are something that will always be seen with scepticism, and as such they are more likely to be rejected in favour of smaller, safer, experience-based actions and plans: 'small, limited government', 'letting it trickle down', 'letting things sort themselves out', etc. It basically turns into a sceptic justification of the status quo, as long as the status quo guarantees certain basic rights to the individual.
In the end, just compare the list of famous liberals with the list of famous empiricists (and persons from subsequent schools) and observe the massive overlap.
What are the best books on these two men?
I've been intending to skim through these ones, considering that I've been told that they're entertaining (erm, therefore is difficult to nuance whether those are your aims, given that "best" isn't that precise of a criteria). Supposedly does a run-through of his career.
It hasn't been disclosed to me though whether it has a translate version.
>>1286047
For Napoleon it's going to be Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts and The Campaigns of Napoleon by David Chandler. For Hitler I don't know.
>>1286530
Nostradamus's writings
The great football KuK bowl, Austria vs. Hungary is about to start.
I think this warrants a thread about all things KuK.
k den
Im just going to post all things related to Austria 1815-1918 I have, feel free to discuss
Austrian volunteers in Mexico supporting Maximilian.
I know that england declared war on Germany afterwards, but why did he decide to invade france?
He should have known that the French would never submit to german rule, the might take France, but they could never keep it.
He should have stopped at Poland, sealed up his boarders and waited it out.
At any rate, invading Russia was fucking foolhardy, I don't know how no one could have been like, "Umm, mien fuhrer? I think this is maybe not being such a good idea..."
>>1285810
>be hitler
>invade poland
>holy shit this was easy
>maybe the erdereich and the infinite lebensraum is not a bad idea
>send da jews to siberia
>this gonna be as sweet as that afternoon in poland
>>1285810
Invading Russia was always the plan, it was THE reason for Nazism to exist. Invading France was necessary after the Allies DoW, Hitler's real mistake was in breaking the Treaty of Munich and so revealing himself to be a liar. After that, there was no more room for a negotiated settlement over Poland since the Allies had no confidence Hitler would confine his ambitions to the Polish Corridor.
>>1285810
Becase he wanted France. Among other things. So he needed his east border secured. That's why he tried to ally with Poland and when that failed he allied with Soviet Union which some faggots still ignore. Then they defeated Poland waited a bit and turned to France that was still patiently waiting for the attack all this time.
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
>>1285764
Fpbp
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand.
What is the most degenerate religion? I want to join.
>>1285707
safe space internet societies
>>1285707
You could try to revive the cult of Ishtar.
Or maybe Bach.
Just get drunk and have orgies.
>>1285707
Paganism.
Joy some chaos magick group and enjoy drugs and orgies, all of this for their '' greater work''.
A fancy theory with all the B-Grade sensationalism just made for a shitty paperback.
Thoughts? Accurate statement?
Mongols were militarily competent, ISIS is not. They were also tolerant of other faiths, ISIS is not.
Sure is summer in here.
>>1285654
The Mongols established the rule of law and were pretty hands-off rulers, ISIS are pure wreckers of civilisations and literal thought police.
Did christianity lead to a major decline in the use of sex toys?
>>1285578
Thousands of years old and still no one wants to touch it with their bare hands.
>sex toys
Pre sure they would have used everything back then.
Imagine how many splinters they got.
>>1285578
It is interesting in that it is circumcised.
Is this the best board for discussing philosophy?
If not, where?
>>1285536
lit
philosophy is a spook
>>1285536
>talking about philosophy
might as well dance about architecture
>
Candide, as he was returning home, made profound reflections on the Turk’s discourse. “This good old man,” said he to Pangloss and Martin, “appears to me to have chosen for himself a lot much preferable to that of the six kings with whom we had the honor to sup.” … “Neither need you tell me,” said Candide, “that we must take care of our garden.” “You are in the right,” said Pangloss; “for when man was put into the garden of Eden, it was with an intent to dress it: and this proves that man was not born to be idle.” “Work then without disputing,” said Martin; “it is the only way to render life supportable.”
Was Voltaire right?
Of course
Did he spend his days working the land by the sweat of his brow ?
>>1285566
Dr Pavel refused our offer. We had to know what he told.
Hello, friends.
I'm writing my thesis on "humanitarian intervention", responsibility to protect (R2P) and democracy.
I really like this board and your recommendations, so do you guys have any ideas on reading material? It doesn't need to be directly related with my theme, as long as it could help me.
Cheers!
>>1285467
mein kampf maybe
Theres a ton of articles to be found on this. Try google scholar for the best shit. I might be able to post some later on.
/his/ I need your help. Can you name some of the most important domestic conflicts in US History?
The civil war
bump for interest
The civil war is pretty relevant I think, but that is already suggested
How can a Catholic look up at this while kneeling down in worship of the eucharist and then think to himself "my church isn't pagan in the slightest?"
>>1285289
>muh veneration
>>1285289
The same way Catholics manage to justify everything else wrong with the church
>"but muh church does so much good even though it is a haven for pedophiles and support regressive beliefs and practices that keep the poor and improvised in a cycle of poverty so they will always rely on the church
I can almost hear the sound of my inner ear with the silence in this thread.
Where did the secularization of the Islamic world at the start of the previous century come from? And why has is turned around again?
>>1285227
I usually never post, but your interest seems sincere.
The secular movements started already mid 19th century before Abdulhamit II. took power.
As we you may know he was deposed by the Young Turks who also were secular. In fact Ataturk was a member of the Young Turks.
After the disaster of WW1 Ataturk established a secular nation, however the country was in desperate need of intellectuals and academicians. So many ex-young turks found their way in to the government.
Secularism held power in Turkey until the 50s when a populist retard named Adnan Menderes came to power. He tried like Erdogan does today to build a mini dictatorship. He ended up in the gallows..
Secularism has been reversed mainly because of the oppression of the Islamic movements in Turkey. Islam is an arab religion and a disease on any nation that wants to remain secular.
Turkey simply crumbled under that disease. The constant rejection of EU, and the unappreciating attitude of the West in general towards Turkey fueled Neo-Ottomanist sentiment.
While I like the Young Turk esque Ottomanism, I absolutely abhor the Islamic variant of Ottomanism.
I hope for a better future for my country, but dont see it happening without the military having a coup.
>>1285259
Thank you.
>>1285259
Tbqhwyf you shouldn't talk about my country and coups on the internet.
