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Oh that's a refreshingly peaceful video. I've grown accustomed to seeing videos of Rafale in flight end with a PL-15 explosion...
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Such war culture depends and fluctuates on the cultures of each dynasty; tang dynasty was definitely more warlike than the song for instance and the fact that uprisings and revolutions are frequent when Chinese citizenry are dissatisfied with incompetent leadership are proof that Chinese culture possesses what the Germans call “that Faustian spirit”. Looking at how docile the Anglo led western public is and how eager they are to follow their feudal lords’ diktat to make war on China rather than doing as the French did and mount a revolution makes me wonder how much of that adventurer spirit was really their own myth making.
I’m old enough to remember when western Atlanticist Anglo commentators told Chinese and Asians that they could never innovate because they clamped down on free speech. Meanwhile China has 5G, hypersonic and rare earth manufacturing and explored the dark side of the moon whilst the US has 50 pronouns and work assured for its lawyer ruling class.
This nonsense about "warrior culture" ignores the fundamentals of dialectical materialism: culture is a result of material conditions.
The armies of Akkad, Egypt, Greece, and Persia rose with the Bronze Age, bolstered by nearby sources of copper in Anatolia and tin in the Zagros Mountains. When this was superseded by iron, a much more available resource, they were surpassed by the Latins and Celts, and inevitably the Germans and Slavs. Lighter and stronger iron allowed cavalry to surpass chariots, and they dominated warfare until gunpowder made its way west and defeated them. When gunpowder conquered Constantinople, Europeans were forced to the sea, with which they shipped goods in bulk. The resulting commodification required greater coordination, resulting in the centralization of the state.
Were the hoplites of Alexander the Great the greatest warrior culture?
Were the legions of Rome the greatest warrior culture?
Were the riders of Genghis Khan the greatest warrior culture?
Were the slave-soldiers of the Turks the greatest warrior culture?
Were the sailors of Nelson the greatest warrior culture?
Were the sans-culottes of Napoleon the greatest warrior culture?
There is no warrior culture. Culture is derived from material realities. All warfare is thus fundamentally material.
The armies of Akkad, Egypt, Greece, and Persia rose with the Bronze Age, bolstered by nearby sources of copper in Anatolia and tin in the Zagros Mountains. When this was superseded by iron, a much more available resource, they were surpassed by the Latins and Celts, and inevitably the Germans and Slavs. Lighter and stronger iron allowed cavalry to surpass chariots, and they dominated warfare until gunpowder made its way west and defeated them. When gunpowder conquered Constantinople, Europeans were forced to the sea, with which they shipped goods in bulk. The resulting commodification required greater coordination, resulting in the centralization of the state.
Were the hoplites of Alexander the Great the greatest warrior culture?
Were the legions of Rome the greatest warrior culture?
Were the riders of Genghis Khan the greatest warrior culture?
Were the slave-soldiers of the Turks the greatest warrior culture?
Were the sailors of Nelson the greatest warrior culture?
Were the sans-culottes of Napoleon the greatest warrior culture?
There is no warrior culture. Culture is derived from material realities. All warfare is thus fundamentally material.
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91
EUObserver
Anadolu Agency. Loss of 755,163 hectares.
EUObserver
Anadolu Agency. Loss of 755,163 hectares.
Well now, Conan the Cimmerian did learn his fighting skills in what is now China.
Clown Stooges in the US:
Also Clown Stooges in the US:
Do they know that the incentive to invest in EVs and EV infrastructure is to phase out fossil fuels vehicles? Of course not, W.D.C. Clown Stooge brains can only think "muh national security", like a chimp on Meth, without having even a knee deep understanding of the subject.
Also Clown Stooges in the US:
Do they know that the incentive to invest in EVs and EV infrastructure is to phase out fossil fuels vehicles? Of course not, W.D.C. Clown Stooge brains can only think "muh national security", like a chimp on Meth, without having even a knee deep understanding of the subject.
I read a book by an American comparing cultures between China, the US, and Japan, and it made the argument that Chinese and American cultures are both highly innovative, but Japanese culture is not.
Still, this article gives some justification for China to refocus on technological self-sufficiency, even if it costs a bit of GDP growth in the short term. The long-term benefits will more than make up for short-term losses.
Still, this article gives some justification for China to refocus on technological self-sufficiency, even if it costs a bit of GDP growth in the short term. The long-term benefits will more than make up for short-term losses.
They're trying to protect their own fledgling ICE auto industry after being beaten in the EV sector all the while they themselves were doing the propaganda for EV. It's a massive blow to their strategy.
Imagine trying to convince everybody for the past 30 years that the green apple is better than the red apple, and in the end when everybody is convinced, you find out that you actually cannot produce the green apple efficiently, and even worse, your #1 foe can do it easily. That's where they're at now.