Controversial General Political Discussion

[NAMELESS]

Was joined. It was joined by Rome.

It was not, Rome is completely overrated

Who was more advanced then?Pretty sure the historical consensus is that Rome>anything else.

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

Who was more advanced then?Pretty sure the historical consensus is that Rome>anything else.

Karthago >>>>>

 

[NAMELESS]

Karthago >>>>>

Nah,they lost in the end.But i do believe they had better navigation,let me check that.

 

[Daniel]

If the USA is the modern version of Rome, those asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, and Singapore may have surpassed us technologically.

 

[NAMELESS]

If the USA is the modern version of Rome, those asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, and Singapore may have surpassed us technologically.

In military tech?No.

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

If the USA is the modern version of Rome, those asian countries such as South Korea, Japan, and Singapore may have surpassed us technologically.

You are from America?

 

[Fn Lucci]

Was joined. It was joined by Rome.

It was not, Rome is completely overrated

Honestly, it was only this year and a study that said "___ of men think about the Roman empire for ____ a day" that I realized modern people even have two shits of an impression on it.

 

[NAMELESS]

Honestly, it was only this year and a study that said "___ of men think about the Roman empire for ____ a day" that I realized modern people even have two shits of an impression on it.

The only thing good nowadays is tech,people are fucked up nowadays.

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

Honestly, it was only this year and a study that said "___ of men think about the Roman empire for ____ a day" that I realized modern people even have two shits of an impression on it.

I can't follow you here.....

 

[Fn Lucci]

I can't follow you here.....

I mean that I figured the relevance of that shit was just lost to time. Not that people now actively think about it

 

[Roo]

I mean that I figured the relevance of that shit was just lost to time. Not that people now actively think about it

it is the most influential society ever

it will always be relevant

 

[Fn Lucci]

it is the most influential society ever

it will always be relevant

I'm surely in the minority on these boards but it's kind of fascinating to see people care about the Roman empire in the same way as soccer or the metric system. Like it's not just a big deal to "other people" in different times or places but just outright a big deal. When it comes to the Roman empire I have a handful of Caesar jokes and that's pretty much it.

 

[Gaimon The Pirate]

I'm surely in the minority on these boards but it's kind of fascinating to see people care about the Roman empire in the same way as soccer or the metric system. Like it's not just a big deal to "other people" in different times or places but just outright a big deal. When it comes to the Roman empire I have a handful of Caesar jokes and that's pretty much it.

Roman empire is an american ideal because they aspire to be the same totalitarian propaganda machine.
It's just silly the way certain people romanticise it.

 

[NAMELESS]

Roman empire is an american ideal because they aspire to be the same totalitarian propaganda machine.
It's just silly the way certain people romanticise it.

Roman Empire built western civilization,bro.

 

[Toby D. Dog]

Rome had the GDP of modern day El Salvador. Just let it go.

 

[NAMELESS]

Rome had the GDP of modern day El Salvador. Just let it go.

Everyone was poor back in the day,dude.This was way before industrialization,bro.

 

[Toby D. Dog]

Everyone was poor back in the day,dude.This was way before industrialization,bro.

ok....

 

[Bisoromi Bear]

Everyone was poor back in the day,dude.This was way before industrialization,bro.

 

[Gaimon The Pirate]

Roman Empire built western civilization,bro.

Yes and?
Treating rome like some sort of perfect utopia is stupid.
The only history that survived is likely state enforced propaganda given the militaristic nature of the empire.
Rome was ahead of every wester civilization at its time, i am the first ot say this.
But treting like a legendary golden age is dangerous.

 

[NAMELESS]

No soap,toilet paper,tooth paste,air conditioning,heater,refrigerator and so on.The average Joe lives better(materially wise) than an Emperor or King would back in those times.

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Yes and?
Treating rome like some sort of perfect utopia is stupid.
The only history that survived is likely state enforced propaganda given the militaristic nature of the empire.
Rome was ahead of every wester civilization at its time, i am the first ot say this.
But treting like a legendary golden age is dangerous.

Who said anything about Golden Age?We live way better than all of them.