Message from @IUisbae
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why is islam more likely to breed fanatics
We went from Islamic Golden Age, to Empires like Persia, to Byzantium, to a stable subcontinent, to a theorcratic state, to radicalist governments, to the war-torn shitholes of today
someone redpill me on colonization
Milton Friedman told me it was net positive on the colonized countries
brainlets like Chomsky said that's the only reason America got rich
i wouldn't be surpised if it was a net positive
surprised*
White countries are rich because of war
lol
white countries are rich because they fought each other for years
and that sparks innovation
im not saying anything about the morality of war
im saying that it sparks innovation
Asian countries have been at war for millenniums
not as much as europe
African countries have been warring forever
especially since china was united for a long time
Anyone listen to grant macdonald
trust me, europe has had a lot more wars with each other
than china has had with its nation states
because they fought more
Qing China #1
Monarchy china lasted
a looooong time
Qing China was #1
because that time was the bloodiest time for china
AMMONITE GANG
Qing > All
Qing was very developed because they fought a shit ton
Mandate of heaven anyone
we kinda ended up fucking up qing with all that opium though
imo @IUisbae's position can be sumarized as this: war could be an important condition for technical development, but is not a sufficient condition
yes that is my position
IQ could matter
but war is an important catalyst
for innovation
especially back then
there is very little need for innovation unless there is war