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What would the world look like if WW2 had never happened, would European empires still exist, how would've the Soviet Union move on with the 5 year plans, would the US kickstart itself into the superpower position it is in today?
>>518583
My question is: would a rising Japan inevitably clash with the US in the pacific?
>>518583
Impossible to predict. Both World Wars had a profound effect on the modern world.
Why did the west aid the Qing empire against the Christian Taiping heavenly kingdom?
>>518441
Because the Qing was mostly at least amenable to Western merchant presence in China, whereas the Taiping wanted to throw out all the foreign devils?
Just a guess.
>>518441
I was just going to start a thread about this absolute mad man.
>>518441
They were paid to do so
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ever_Victorious_Army
The United States had no right to declare independence.
Every other independence movement in history was spurred by deep repression, marginalization of the subject people by the ruling power that was no longer tolerable even by the most conservative forces in society.
Take Ireland: suffered hundreds of years of colonial brutality.
India: much the same story.
What was America's excuse for revolting? Britain marginally increased tax rates on a set of luxury goods in order to offset the enormous financial cost of the Seven Years War, a war fought to protect...
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>RIGHTFUL
lol
"Muh authentic revolution, muh idealism"
>>518425
Tell me how I know you're an American.
>>518425
>people want to be independent
>fight for it
>win
This isn't hard stuff. If you want the meme response, "tiny island cannot rule continents".
Does anyone know any good books on Japan from the Meiji restoration up to the 1930s, with a major focus on the political history, how did the dynamic of political control change throughout that period, with the military holding a huge degree of power over the nation by the 1930s, something that seems to have been questioned very little.
Feel free to request anything you're interested in too
selfbump because I want to read and order some books...
>>518362
I'm not sure how it is covered since I only read one volume so far, but you could try to read The Cambridge History of Japan. It's a total of 6 volumes of a detailed analysis.
>>518833
this. 5 and 6 cover your period of interest. and they do a great job of explaining political developments.
So I want few short questions I wanna ask about Nazis:
>We know that Nazis were NOT a Christian group, hell, they loved multiple cultures. So, what's with them and anti-semitism?
>Judaism is a religion. So, what's with them and anti-racial part? Why would they hate Jews, even if Jews were basically converted Aryans(I think)?
>And what's with them and Jehovah Witness?
>Nazis believed that the stars are made up of ice. How...
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>>518247
Cosmic ice was German's idea of redpilling. It's true because it subverts what you hate.
>>518247
>hey guys
>the sun is so hot in the summer amirite?!
>must be made of ice then
>>518247
Many jews where advocators for communism, which was the main enemy of the Nazis.
Many jews had very influential positions in the media, banking, entertainment (similar as in the US right now) and where advocators of other things than communism that was hated by the Nazis such as modernist art and architecture, and sexual perversions (transsexuality, (child-)prostitution, bdsm).
Jews ethnically differ from native Germans for the most part (heavy genetical influences from Eastern Europe and the Middle...
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what does /his/ think of antinatalism? is it morally responsible to bring more life to this cold and ruthless universe?
You have a bleak, and cruel view of reality to adopt this viewpoint.
Your perception is something that should be monitored.
>>518058
>duties and responsibilities
Pfft. There is only my will.
"God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.""
Genesis 1:28
ITT: People who did nothing wrong.
this dude
His only mistake was going for a spin in an open top Mercedes like his boss.
Easy mode
How did Christianity become the dominant, official religion of the Roman Empire over the course of the fourth century?
The philosophy of the Hellenic and Roman world was focused on finding some form of "salvation" and ultimate answer. Stoic and Neo-Platonist philosophy are surprisingly close to Christian doctrine in a lot of places. This compatibility and continuation of Christian thought with Greek philosophy gave it a lot of legitimacy. A lot of early converts to the religion were followers of platonism, look at Augustine's influence for the most influential example.
Constantine's conversion is also extremely important, of course, and a lot of people probably converted...
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>>517676
Thank you for the thoughtful response.
>>517676
Even Constantine only converted because it gave him a very powerful base of support. Christianity was quite widespread already by his time, but yeah, his conversion didn't hurt.
Why didn't Hitler just invade Switzerland and took their shit?
because ww2 was just a prank that got out of hand
>killing the 'hood bank
>>517612
What shit is in Switzerland that's worth digging 30+ divisions of Swiss out of the mountains to get?
Lets say that the Archduke never gets killed. What would have caused WW1 to erupt since we all know it would have happened regardless
>>517611
WW1 was planned by Germany for a long time
The assassination just gave them a pretexte to pressure Austria into starting the shit
Some other silly little thing in the Balkans.
When in doubt, you can always count on unrest in the Balkans having something to do with it.
Has the Catholic Church fixed all the valid criticisms of the Reformation? The Church Post-Trent is quite a different entity. Obviously they can't accept Protestant theology which goes against all early church teachings, but "muh indulgence", "muh bible translations" and similar shit is irrelevant now.
>>517528
>Mary
>>517544
>Calvinism
>not heretical as fuck
>>517550
I don't agree with everything Calvin said but he was pretty based.
How did such a dip shit, so prone to making terrible decisions even gain power to begin with and why did anyone follow him when there must have been men better qualified even within his own party?
mad style yo
Mussolini's competence as a politician and as a generalissimo are entirely separate things, ironically enough for a leader who derived his credibility in part from a militaristic, aggressive image. There also seems to be an absence of competent opposition to the Fascists, plus the support, or at least indifference, of Establishment bodies such as the Church was a big help.
Why did the Abrahamic religions eschew human sacrifice?
Indigenous religions of Scandinavia, Mesoamerica, Britain, Lebanon, Peru, and even India incorporated some degree of sacrifice, in which people would kill themselves or be killed out of religious devotion. The story of Abraham suggests that human sacrifice was very familiar to the ancient Jews, and was perhaps once practiced in Judea.
Could the lack of human sacrifice in the Judaic faiths have encouraged their very fast proliferation throughout the Roman and Arab Empires, and eventually throughout the greater...
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>>517415
>Could the lack of human sacrifice in the Judaic faiths have encouraged their very fast proliferation throughout the Roman and Arab Empires, and eventually throughout the greater European and Islamic spheres of influence?
I doubt it. Judaism itself never really spread, but Christianity did; and very quickly. I would look into differences particular to Christianity if you want to explain rapid proliferation.
>Why did Judaism so staunchly oppose...
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>>517415
But that begs the question: what did the Jews consider "human"
Evidence shows that they didn't see Gentiles as human, I believe the Talmud refers to them as "Animals in human form"
>>517440
I mean "Judaic religions" to mean any Abrahamic faith.
Here we post our favourite historical music, be it either as sheet music or youtube links.
I'll start with some of my favourites:
Marching Through Georgia:https://youtu.be/trZlvpLihHk?t=21m32s
Palastinalied: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isxvXITTLLY
Bogurodzica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P2Pr6kUxtA
Der Kesselsdorfer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1X-0nUTRe0
Bayerischer Praesentiermarsch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdzri1htQ5U
Der Pappenheimer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkmQViWan5g
Georg von...
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The point was to link music which was recorded long time ago or which was made long time ago?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pthL8Athv_A
I cry every time.
>>517359
Either! New recordings of old songs, or old recordings. Go nuts.
How do I collect soviet, communist, and anarchist historical shit while simultaneously hiding my power level?
Replicas I dunno.
>>516943
Shove them deep into your ass you edgy teenager
>>516951
>Edgy
I'll just keep jerking off to attractive soviet women.
