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Quote: What historical record do you want? I'm not sure whether I should actually take that seriously. Quote: I'm not here to outline every reason, just that one of the reasons was that it was a reaction to a continued assault on Christians by the Muslims. And it doesn't bother you at all that this reason that you are here to crusade for is not substantiated?

Quote: Originally Posted by motiv-8 I'm not sure whether I should actually take that seriously. And it doesn't bother you at all that this reason that you are here to crusade for is not substantiated? I'm not sure I can take anyone who ignores some 300 years of history as seriously. Substantiated how?

Quote: The "first industrial revolution" would not have happened when it occoured without Portugal's infuence on the global economics on the Atlantic during the 18th century. What? The reason the Industrial Revolution sped up in Britain was because of the fact that international trade, especially in textiles, was non-existant and the Brits had to mass produce textiles and wool on their own. Frustrations between the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carpathian Wolf RD kind of outlined it. Read the comment of Sher Khan. Quote: I see an action and an equal but opposite reaction. Problem is that you are the only one to see the action, or making a connection between "the action" and "the reaction" several hundered years later. Quote: I said that one of the reasons for the crusades was due to the constant Islamic advancement upon...

Quote: Originally Posted by Atterdag Del Valle is a Cuban, as far as I know, whilst Yuiis is a Catalonian, but still a Spanish citizen. However, it's far more interesting to note that you call those who speak in favour of the republic "a bunch of not acquainted with the reality over there fantasts from abroad" when you yourself has done nothing but speak of fantasies and speculations while at the same time repeatedly...

Quite simply, Western democracies, and their democratic armies, could not afford the millions of casualties it took to halt the Wehrmacht - without Russia, it is almost certain that Germany could not have been defeated.

Quote: Originally Posted by Azog 150 The Sten was very easily produced (Which is obvously helpful in a full scale war. Its why the US turned to the M1A3 Grease Gun rather then the M1A1 Thompsan). They were also very light and had a larger clip then the Thompsan, and were incredibly useful for Resistance Organisations across Europe (Many could manufacture them themselves). Well, if you want a gun that can shoot bullets out, fine, if you can...

Quote: Originally Posted by orko So? Philip didn't win Alexanders battles. And as far as I recall, he also lost battles with that same army. Who has the greater intelligence the man who researched the knowledge successfully that the nation did not have before or the man who copied the conclusion to the research? Quote: Originally Posted by orko of course it was! Scythed chariots? Who do you think managed to fight them? was it philip?...

Quote: Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible Are you suggesting Shia Muslims aren't real Muslims? nope but rulers in those days wouldn't have shared my opinion that Shiah Muslims are as Muslim as any Sunni.I am actually quite offended that you even suggested that,my closest friend is a Shiah Muslim,the Sufi saint that my family revere is a descendant of the 6th Imam and I do respect the Imams as descendants of the Prophet Muhammed....

It's also wicked cool to fight for mass murdering authoritarians, Taxandrius