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Topic Started: Mar 5 2013, 11:20 PM (695,020 Views)
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The second and third examples you gave are just movies, which don't represent real life. Also numbers plays a part as well. And the Ottoman Turks were able to capture Constantinople because they had canons, the Byzantines couldn't afford them.
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Jules
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo

Nation with the best technology wins 99% of the time xD David and Goliath was remembered because it was exceptional. If every boy with a sling could kill a giant, then there wouldn't have been all these stories about David xD
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Also, don't forget about the honey badgers.
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I think the entirety of a little thing called Imperialism serves for more than enough proof that modernization=winning. Rorke's Drift anyone?
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Burns
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I'm just going to see how I do with the slingshot.
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Jules
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo

Had the native cultures all around the world domesticated wolverines/honey badgers, they wouldn't have been colonized xD
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Feb 4 2015, 11:43 PM
I think the entirety of a little thing called Imperialism serves for more than enough proof that modernization=winning. Rorke's Drift anyone?
Great Bitain practiced more imperialism than th U.S. But who's larger?
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Would you look at me? I'm setting records.

Feeling suicidal because of this wisdom teeth bulllsh%%$$#$%. It hurts like a mofo.
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I'm deciding if I should sleep or stay awake. All I am thinking is "Shooby doop dobby dop dobby doop dobby dah dah doo dap!"
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Francis
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Give me all the bacon and eggs you have

Just woke up ... my hair looks ultra messy not good :3
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I think I will stay in bed today. I got a day of from school and went to sleep too late last night, again xD
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Feb 4 2015, 11:52 PM
Drax
Feb 4 2015, 11:43 PM
I think the entirety of a little thing called Imperialism serves for more than enough proof that modernization=winning. Rorke's Drift anyone?
Great Bitain practiced more imperialism than the US But who's larger?
The US is larger than GB today, but GB practiced Imperialism for about 400+ years. Understand it was at one point their goal to control all the known world, which they almost succeeded in. Australia, Canada and New Zeland only became "self governing" in roughly 1907, but the process for all three countries was a lot, lot longer. A lot of people will argue they didn't become separated from Britain until the 1980's-1990's. And it's also worth mentioning that the only reason GB was willing to let them all have some self government in the first place was because of Social Darwinism. Think of it like this: Great Britain is the parent and India, China, Africa etc. are toddlers. You wouldn't let a toddler walk 4 blocks to get ice cream, would you? No, which is the type of reasoning used as an excuse to continue ruling over and oppressing third world countries. But, Canada, New Zeland and Australia are kind of like 18 year olds. The Europeans thought they could trust them enough to have a little more freedom, but notice this only happened because the majority of all three had the same cultural ties and were white. No one really cared about the Aborigines, Native Americans or Maori at the time.
Edited by Drax, Feb 5 2015, 09:02 AM.
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BBBurns
Feb 4 2015, 11:13 PM
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Feb 4 2015, 04:04 PM
BBBurns
Feb 3 2015, 11:13 PM
Buying a slingshot for an airsoft war.
If you're using only that, good luck xD
And sorry to hear of your classmate FP :(

And I just got home. Not much interesting happened today.
Thats what my friend said but I brought up that the person with the lesser weapon power usually wins for example....

David and Goliath - David kills goliath with a sling
The Avengers - Hawkeye kills aliens with guns with a bow and arrow
Captain America - Cap uses a shield to defeat Hydra
Vietnam War - North Vietnam had a lower military strength then the US but still kind of won.
U.S Revolution - Us whoops butt in the Revolutionary War
I do agree with you, but if you have a slingshot up against anything powered by electric or gas, you're screwed xD xD
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Francis
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Give me all the bacon and eggs you have

Was planning to continue building my zoo .... my laziness kicks in .... doesn't look like I'm building anything today :catz:
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Captain of the First Order and Boba Fett 2.0

Going to a doctor over 2 hours away tomorrow to see if I need eye surgery. Prayers or good thoughts would be appreciated. :)
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