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    Random Media v.3 (Comedy Optional, Interesting Optional)

    Fuuuuck
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    Random Media v.3 (Comedy Optional, Interesting Optional)

    I don't think that's what imut's supposed to imply.
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    The Great War Documentary Series (Week by Week)

    Still can't believe that Russia still used the Julian calendar up to that point.
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    Screenshot Mega Thread

    Captured Joe said:
    Yeah, apparently taking territory with French and British troops still counts as Belgium taking it if the offensive starts in Belgian territory (even though Belgium had already surrendered and been liberated by ME, while not having any troops for the rest of the game).
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    Ikr seriously this is pretty retarded Paradox needs to fix it in the next patch.
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    What be on yer noggin?

    jacobhinds said:
    Barbers here have next to no specific regulations and I think the guy must've forgotten to disinfect the blade. Could've been worse, at least it wasn't AIDS. It also tends to happen mostly to men with thick hair who shave a lot, so I see it more on black/mixed race or south asian men.
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    I feel you man, I reckon half of the men here in my place has hepatitis B because barbers here don't even bother to disinfect their blades.
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    Screenshot Mega Thread

    Captured Joe said:
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    dat belgium tho
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    CAMOUFLAGE

    2edgy4me
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    Imperialism and Colonialism

    kurczak said:
    Longbowman' said:
    I don't blame you for that, a lot of things that the Rashidun Caliphate did seemed unbelievable or impossible (i.e expanding from a small Arabic city-state to a massive empire that stretches 6.400.000 km2 wide at it's peak, managing to overpower two of the greatest empires of that time (Byzantine and Sassanid/Persian Empire), and all that in just under 30 years).
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    They basically conquered the people to make their lives better, right? The Arab man's burden, sending forth the best they breed to serve their captives' need :smile:
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    Tbh with you even from a Muslim man's perspective it was more like "MUAHAHAHA CONQUER THE WORLD FOR ISLAM AND GLORYY HURR DURR".
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    Screenshot Mega Thread

    GLORIOUS MORROWIND IS GLOHRIUOS!!!
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    What hurt you today?

    Why in the world would you try your brother's deodorant anyway?
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    Imperialism and Colonialism

    kurczak said:
    Longbowman' said:
    Adding towards jacob's post, the Muslims that conquered the remains of the Byzantine Empire and other areas (The Rashidun Caliphate) had a very interesting policy towards their conquered subjects (which would be relevant to Imperialism on this topic). The non-Muslim monotheist inhabitants - Jews, Zoroastrians, and Christians of the conquered lands were called dhimmis (the protected people). Those who accepted Islam were treated in a similar manner as other Muslims, and were given equivalent rights in legal matters. Non-Muslims were given legal rights according to their faiths' law except where it conflicted with Islamic law. In some senses, Islamic law made dhimmis second-class citizens. For instance, a Muslim woman could not marry a Non-Muslim man, and the son of a Muslim man and a dhimmi woman was always considered a Muslim, with no choice left to the individual. Dhimmis were allowed to "practice their religion, and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy" and were guaranteed their personal safety and security of property, but only in return for paying tax and acknowledging Muslim rule. Dhimmis were also subject to pay jizya (Tax levied on dhimmis permanently residing in Muslim lands, Muslims were expected to pay zakat and kharaj, which we can talk through at a later date). Disabled dhimmis did not have to pay jizya and, were even given a stipend by the state.
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    That gets mentioned a lot and call me cyncial, but I'm skeptical as to how much that was true in everyday practice. I'm sure that's what the Koran or hadiths or whatever say, but the feudal "contract" also sounds okay-ish in theory, but reality was almost always different.
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    I don't blame you for that, a lot of things that the Rashidun Caliphate did seemed unbelievable or impossible (i.e expanding from a small Arabic city-state to a massive empire that stretches 6.400.000 km2 wide at it's peak, managing to overpower two of the greatest empires of that time (Byzantine and Sassanid/Persian Empire), and all that in just under 30 years).
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    Imperialism and Colonialism

    Adding towards jacob's post, the Muslims that conquered the remains of the Byzantine Empire and other areas (The Rashidun Caliphate) had a very interesting policy towards their conquered subjects (which would be relevant to Imperialism on this topic). The non-Muslim monotheist inhabitants - Jews, Zoroastrians, and Christians of the conquered lands were called dhimmis (the protected people). Those who accepted Islam were treated in a similar manner as other Muslims, and were given equivalent rights in legal matters. Non-Muslims were given legal rights according to their faiths' law except where it conflicted with Islamic law. In some senses, Islamic law made dhimmis second-class citizens. For instance, a Muslim woman could not marry a Non-Muslim man, and the son of a Muslim man and a dhimmi woman was always considered a Muslim, with no choice left to the individual. Dhimmis were allowed to "practice their religion, and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy" and were guaranteed their personal safety and security of property, but only in return for paying tax and acknowledging Muslim rule. Dhimmis were also subject to pay jizya (Tax levied on dhimmis permanently residing in Muslim lands, Muslims were expected to pay zakat and kharaj, which we can talk through at a later date). Disabled dhimmis did not have to pay jizya and, were even given a stipend by the state.
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    Imperialism and Colonialism

    Comrade Temuzu said:
    I don't think that's what second world really means m8.
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    Wrong word, big deal. :roll:
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    Imperialism and Colonialism

    Dystopian said:
    I laughed when I saw Great Britain France and Spain started Imperialism and Colonialism.
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    In the modern age? :?:
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    World News Today, brought to you by TW

    Another day, another bomb.
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