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um I think you guys are forgetting people did in fact flourish outside of Europe and before Europe did. Think China. Think Egypt. Think Mayans. Think Incans. All of these people had a thriving civilization that was well beyond what Europeans were doing at the time. China is still around so kuddos to them. Egypt, Maya, and Inca died out because of European imperialism and disease. One could argue that yes, Europeans developed technology very quickly in comparison but if you take a look at the geopolitical conditions, they had to. It wasn't because they were special. It was because each European nation was surrounded by enemies ready to step across their borders and take over their land. Technology (back then) was a tool of necessity. It is in no way indicative of a higher IQ or cultural superiority.

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2 hours ago, Starbuck said:

um I think you guys are forgetting people did in fact flourish outside of Europe and before Europe did. Think China. Think Egypt. Think Mayans. Think Incans. All of these people had a thriving civilization that was well beyond what Europeans were doing at the time. China is still around so kuddos to them. Egypt, Maya, and Inca died out because of European imperialism and disease. One could argue that yes, Europeans developed technology very quickly in comparison but if you take a look at the geopolitical conditions, they had to. It wasn't because they were special. It was because each European nation was surrounded by enemies ready to step across their borders and take over their land. Technology (back then) was a tool of necessity. It is in no way indicative of a higher IQ or cultural superiority.

Well, European technology was definitely influenced by martial necessity, but there was also the simple fact that their natural resources were just better. European coal and iron deposits allowed far more, and faster, metallurgical development than their Asian or American or especially African counterparts, purely due to mineral quality.

Of course, this is still in no way indicative of any superiority or inferiority regarding the humans native to the regions; only that some were lucky enough to have world-class minerals right where they lived and others weren't.

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36 minutes ago, Sir Scarfalot said:

Well, European technology was definitely influenced by martial necessity, but there was also the simple fact that their natural resources were just better. European coal and iron deposits allowed far more, and faster, metallurgical development than their Asian or American or especially African counterparts, purely due to mineral quality.

Of course, this is still in no way indicative of any superiority or inferiority regarding the humans native to the regions; only that some were lucky enough to have world-class minerals right where they lived and others weren't.

Is this in guns, germs, and steel? I was unaware of this and would like to see more evidence/writing about this subject.

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On 1/17/2018 at 0:43 PM, Sun Yat-sen said:

Holy shit, it has been 7 months. Can you get it through head??? I’m not a Nazi. Look at the damn results. I’m a Falangist!

Holy shit, can you get it through your head that every time you claim you're not a nazi, then turn around and tell gabranth not to change the IG flag because "blood and soil" you out yourself as a nazi? You're the most cowardly of all of them with how vehemently you lie in public about what you are in private 

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