History's biggest assholes
mitsuhide was alright, nobunaga though was not the romantic hero
<--- This fuckin' frog lmao
Trotsky
>>867514
Tokugawa please.
Oda was a leader and a genius.
He defeated the Imagawa, took Kyoto and conquered Japan.
Mitsuhide on the other hand backstabbed Oda for no fucking reason.
>democracy was saved by a proto-fascist monarchy
Then they were funded by their old enemy to destroy said democracy.
What's your point? What do you want to discuss about this?
>The parents of modern democracy were merchants and Masons
Why wasn't the bicycle invented until the 19th century? It's relatively simple and could have vastly improved transportation centuries earlier than it appeared.
good steel and tooling were probably needed to make it viable
surprising that the Draisine wasn't a novelty earlier though
Steel and rubber. Especially rubber kicked off in only late 18th century.
>>867297
Are there any real alternatives to using rubber for tires?
sup /his/, can we get a revolutionary/civil war thread going? this is the only related webm i have but i would like to build up a folder.
- gif's and pics allowed.
- bonus for euromaidan
- no pre-1900
I can't help but find these rioters pathetic
They feel like epic revolutionary but they're really just trying to immolate (one of the most barbaric action possible) a bunch of dudes who have order to do nothing but spray pepper at them.
When law enforcers used lethal force like during the French Revolution, I can understand trying to kill them, but what I see in this webm just disgusts me
>>867306
meh, they are just bored anarchists. they got shot (by snipers) for a reason. mess with the bull, you get the horns.
>>867306
>spray pepper
Dude that's Ukrainian maidan, they were actually shooting those fuckers with live rounds. Pretty brutal revolt on both sides and particularly funny since both of them tended to go full medieval warfare.
My new theory and thought of the illuminati and their plan to take control of the society and earth.
:My Thoughts are that the illuminati are dumbing down the human consciousness and spirit through the government and religion, so that the illuminati and Saturnists can start a new world order and control earth. #OpenMind #HighConsciousness #HigherPerspective
my theory is that you're a moron
Fuck man, don't tease us like this, go deeper into your theory.
>makes Illuminati thread
>didn't bother to use the original logo
I give this a meme/10, would not recommend.
Anything and everything art
This is a Good Documentary Thread
BBC -The Strong Leader (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTWvsoQYSjw
PBS - China A Century of Revolution 1911 - 1949 (2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5cl0GjPjy4
BBC - The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6v1VxB5Lss
BBC - Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBa1U5Jj-PQ
BBC - Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WMNkd6-CMY
Not documentaries but three interesting interviews with figures of some historical relevance in British and African (through Rhodesia) politics:
ITV - The Frost Programme: Ian Smith (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C7-Bgh_un8
ITV - The Frost Programme: Oswald Mosley (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd7LcaXZzUs
ITV - Frost on Friday: Enoch Powell (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdr96F5PfMg
>>866937
Pic related is probably the best documentary about african decolonization out there.
Shot for 3 years in the place and during the act.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f3rig
Personal favorite
Vietnam and psychology of war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0m573MxXXw
What is strongest modern country that could be defeated by Roman Empire in its peak?
>>866753
None of them
>>866753
Vanuatu
are you stupid?
Is this accurate?
Who else is there to add?
>>866484
>"""""""""""philosophers"""""""""""" chart
This is most accurate chart I believe.
>>866501
Why are Marxism and Communism separate?
Any examples of successful revolutions without bunch of dicks usurped the power from original revolution makers or rebels become even more corrupted than previous government?
>>866290
The Maccabean one.
You have to be pretty deluded to think that the Jacobins were worse than what came before them.
revolution and counter revolution, without these things it is not a proper revolution
to make the populares become involved means you have a proper revolution and thus an action towards renewed passivity, the re-action as a revolution grows into populism it becomes a true revolution even if populism is a reactionary one
ITT: Men who should have won
In b4 hitler
>ayy I just need a few more reinforcements
WE HAD A CHANCE.
I've been listening to a podcast and reading about the English Civil War recently.
It's pretty entertaining. You have Catholics, crypto Catholics, Anglicans, Puritans, Presbyterians, tons of batshit protestants sects, each one crazier than the next, from nudists to zionists to guys who wanted a theocracy, proto-socialists, proto-communists, all allying then backstabbing each other while trying to gain power.
But the best part is that most of the people I'm reading or hearing about, leaders, politicians or military commanders, seem basically utterly incompetent.
If you haven't read about it already, you definitely should. But anyway /his/, do you know of other historical events like this, where learning about it just makes you wonder how the hell did they get anything done ?
>>866143
Why don't you give us a link to the story faggot.
>>866143
Sir Horatio Cary sounds like the patron saint of /his/.
>>866143
>a demon shitting out the king
>"Come out you cuckold"
English banter is an ancient tradition
Why did the Romans fail to subject and conqueror Scotland? From what I read, there are many fortifications and evidence of military campaigns with lots of success in Caledonia/Scotland yet it ultimately petered out?
So my question is why?
>>865052
>So my question is why?
It wasn't worth the cost.
>>865052
Because conquering Scotland is one thing, but keeping it entirely subjugated is another much more expensive matter.
In addition there isn't much there in the ways of easily accessible ressources, making the investment in an occupation not profitable even in the longer term.
Much easier to crush them a couple of times and deal with isolated raids over the wall.
>>865065
Can you elaborate further and in detail?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States#Scholar_survey_results
Do you agree with the general consensus of these surveys, /his/? Are there any presidents who are overrated or underrated?
>>864967
>Obama
>Not in the bottom 10
Shit, biased rankings by liberals trying stroke their communist cocks. Obama has brought more shame and embarrassment to America than anyone since LBJ.
>>865020
Le upvote friend xdddd
>>865020
He's still president. You gotta wait for the Hindsight Bias to kick in.
Who was the better commander?
Who was the better person?
Horatio Nelson was a counterrevolutionary fuck and I'm glad he died.
>>864957
Frenchaboos are revolutionary fucks and I'm glad you'll die someday
>>864957
Explain
