Common Sense 322 - Betting on Long Shots
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Re: Common Sense 322 - Betting on Long Shots
the original Romans were Greek soldiers, soldiers of fortune
they were not cultured Greeks, they were low class military veterans
they always prized the Greek culture as the high culture
if you were an educated Roman Patrician, you spoke Greek, you were educated by a Greek tutor
it was a Greek world, the Occident, the Romans started off small, rose slowly to dominate, over centuries
Rome is founded in 753 BC
at this time, Sparta is the dominant military power, Athens is the dominant economic & cultural power, and Greeks are colonizing Italy
they were not cultured Greeks, they were low class military veterans
they always prized the Greek culture as the high culture
if you were an educated Roman Patrician, you spoke Greek, you were educated by a Greek tutor
it was a Greek world, the Occident, the Romans started off small, rose slowly to dominate, over centuries
Rome is founded in 753 BC
at this time, Sparta is the dominant military power, Athens is the dominant economic & cultural power, and Greeks are colonizing Italy
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Except unlike GreeceSmitty-48 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:28 pmChina is actually more like the Romans
so it's America the Greek Hegemon versus the Chinese Rome which aspires to be an Imperium
the Romans rose to power by copying the Greeks, same as China
the Romans were a thuggish uncivilized version of Greece, same as China is to America
The Americans can whoop China with one are tied behind their back.
Greece couldn't do that to the Romans.
I highly doubt China will be able to handle America militarily at any time in the foreseeable future.
Not unless they invent Nuclear armed Godzilla Killer Robots, like way before you do.
That would be bad.
I mean but really, how would even THAT change anything.
Wait, wait - what about a virus that makes everyone hate everyone else...
Nah... they would never do that.
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actually, just like China, the Romans were not that tough at first
they become a major military power by way of the Punic Wars against Carthage in the second century BC
and just like China, Rome is subjected to humiliating occupation for years by a foreign power
Hannibal defeats the Romans at Cannae
then the Carthaginians occupy Italy for fifteen years, and Rome is under siege the whole time
they become a major military power by way of the Punic Wars against Carthage in the second century BC
and just like China, Rome is subjected to humiliating occupation for years by a foreign power
Hannibal defeats the Romans at Cannae
then the Carthaginians occupy Italy for fifteen years, and Rome is under siege the whole time
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I'm trying to follow you here....
So China is Rome and America is Greece....
and Rome, like China is occupied by a foreign power -
Wait - what occupying power occupies China the way Carthage occupied Rome...
Britain and France?
And in the end are you saying China is going to be global hegemon....
Like Rome was to the mediterranean.
This is a confusing metaphor.
So China is Rome and America is Greece....
and Rome, like China is occupied by a foreign power -
Wait - what occupying power occupies China the way Carthage occupied Rome...
Britain and France?
And in the end are you saying China is going to be global hegemon....
Like Rome was to the mediterranean.
This is a confusing metaphor.
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another thing that is kind of China like, is that Rome doesn't really have success until they switch to sea power
with Italy occupied, they only have the Port of Ostia to operate from
so the Romans train their Legions to be sailors
and that is when the tide turns
they sail accross the Med and destroy Carthage by amphibious warfare while Carthage has its army in Italy
with Italy occupied, they only have the Port of Ostia to operate from
so the Romans train their Legions to be sailors
and that is when the tide turns
they sail accross the Med and destroy Carthage by amphibious warfare while Carthage has its army in Italy
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Re: Common Sense 322 - Betting on Long Shots
This is like a game of flashcards with an autistic kid.
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Just wait...
CHina is going to turn to sea power and whoop your ass bro...
Then you'll wish you studied your flashcards.
CHina is going to turn to sea power and whoop your ass bro...
Then you'll wish you studied your flashcards.
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Re: Common Sense 322 - Betting on Long Shots
not seeing a Zheng He 2.0 on the horizon
even with China wisely pivoting to sea power
the future is American
not Chinese and not Slavic
even with China wisely pivoting to sea power
the future is American
not Chinese and not Slavic
*yip*
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Yes, but will it be the American republic?
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