Message from @Emperor of Atlantis
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and relied on British and American shekels to expand their army and navy
@Emperor of Atlantis Yes, they also used them as bodyguards during presidential visits.
in 1894 for example, the Chinese were more industrialized and had a bigger army and navy
Still, that quickly, in a few decades?
everyone expected China to win that war
the issue is that the Chinese government and bureaucracy were incompetent and corrupt
Unlike now
Yes
yeah Japan industrialized as quickly as Germany did
Italy was completely unable to for some reason
the Japanese have always been really efficient
molyGOD
Chiang Kai-shek is overrated.
when the Portuguese brought guns in 1542
the Japanese were outproducing Europe during the 1570's and 1580's
Tbh I feel like for most of human history we've been carrying the Italians.
^
The EU basic exists to carry Greece and Italy, and their tanking economies, at the expense of more industrious European states.
read Nicholas Farrell's Mussolini
it is by far the best source on the subject
he was also the best ruler the Italians had in all of modern history
Italy was just REALLY fucked
secular fascism is not enough though
yes I agree
whoops
sorry to whoever posted that last vid
my bad
Sicilians wuz blaque <:CHAD:396569198404435969>
nah they actually have North African ancestry
all the way since ancient times
I'm back <:supermale:399903458964275203>
So..
also a bunch of Greeks that migrated there in the ancient times
Why does everyone freak out with Turkey invading Northern Syria, but nobody has cared for decades that they have been occupying Cyprus?
because muh Kurds
I don't think the Moors were blacks, didn't they just have black slaves?
I like the Kurds, glad they're doing this Assad deal.
@Str3tch Did you need to ask me something? You @'ed me, but didn't highlight specifically what you wanted to draw focus to.