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which European empire had the biggest fall from grace?
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:21 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground Spain controlled a lot of territory up to the 18th century, but it was almost all TTT land in South America (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562787) |
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Date: February 5th, 2024 11:26 AM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47368124) |
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Date: August 28th, 2024 9:25 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48020982) |
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Date: August 31st, 2024 2:34 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48032017) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:49 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Spain the country didn't actually a fuck about any of those places. The consquistadors were instructed to find gold, not potatoes. No gold = may as well fuck off and die. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057001) |
Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:23 PM Author: Bonkers newt portugal got rocked dude. angola? lmao goan retard board indians? lmfao. pope split the new world and portugal got fucked hard while spain was up in missouri's asshold (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562801) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:51 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Portugal only had colonies in the first place because their sailors had bigger balls than any other Europeans at the time. They were willing to sail around Africa. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057007) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 3:46 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie they didnt even sail arnd shit on their own, they outsourced it to local navigators who they hired and brought on board, for the final passage from east africa to india they had turdeep navigators, pajeets had been sailing the route literally for 2,000+ years and knew the trade winds
birdshits think they are so advanced for doing shit like this, its retarded on so many levels |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:23 PM Author: Hateful wild spot portugal controlled like half the world + what was supposed to be the superpower of the new world and is now basically greece (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562802) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:32 PM Author: Hyperventilating station elastic band Cr
in terms of peak to trough it’s definitely Portugal |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 6:14 PM Author: Navy Stimulating Cruise Ship Mental Disorder Portugal isn’t really a fall from grace though. They were a poor TTT country but created this huge global empire that outlasted the major parts of France and Britain’s. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42765237) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:41 PM Author: glittery slap-happy mad-dog skullcap portugal seems chill AF place to live though. greece not so bad either assuming UMC. who cares if they "fell"? we all live in 2021 america (except the indian posters). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563274) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:51 PM Author: Hateful wild spot that wasn't the question (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563339) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 3:47 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie portugal is great if u have US salary u retard, for actual locals its pretty mundane like most of southern europe. there no good jerbs, youths go elsewhere in EU, its dependent on slutting itself out for loser tourists, etc. its not a good economic model (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057486) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 9:22 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823280) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:52 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Portuguese sailors with huge fuckin balls made it to those places super early. The plan was never to run yuge naval convoys out there to defend colonies. Just getting to those places was still feat. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057013) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 3:48 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie yea they made it to east africa 2,000+ years after arabs, persians and pajeets. great accomplishment, birdshits (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057489) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 5:47 PM Author: Garnet stage we wuz kangz (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057970) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:28 PM Author: swollen locale alpha British Empire.
They dominated trade and culture over most of the planet. Had a professional army and navy that was unrivalled. Synonymous with imperial might.
Now? Lol just lol
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:29 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground I mean, yes, LJL @ the Brits now, but they're still a global player to this day. Portugal seems a better example. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562840) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:34 PM Author: swollen locale alpha Yes UK is still a player, but relative to its incredible power and influence at the height of the empire I still think it's the greater fall.
Portugal at least still has a decent soccer team |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 9:55 AM Author: mentally impaired multi-billionaire abode England just got to the Euro final. Portugal was ousted in the quarterfinals. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865682) |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 6:19 PM Author: ungodly volcanic crater stag film Yeah, it doesn't look good if you put it that way, but European colonialism was on it's last gasp by the end of WWII. Britain made it to the end. Picking them is like calling someone's death at age 98 a fall from grace
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Date: January 21st, 2023 11:53 PM Author: Bistre Motley Market Old Irish Cottage English is the dominant language in the world and London is tied with New York as most important city in the world (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823839) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:54 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Fall from grace had a pretty soft landing. Canada's money still has the English monarch's face on it. The King literally appoints/fires the UK PM. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057025) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 2:01 PM Author: out-of-control telephone travel guidebook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057069) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:40 PM Author: arousing mauve pozpig stead Tbf their (((anglosphere))) lives on (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057725) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:29 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie The Maratha empire had a tragic fall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562838) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:29 PM Author: Histrionic doobsian garrison Austro-Hungarian got pretty pwned (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562843) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:17 PM Author: Bistre Motley Market Old Irish Cottage This, both Austria and Hungary are non-entities now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563149) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:22 PM Author: swollen locale alpha They are both 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563172) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:24 PM Author: Stirring know-it-all dingle berry house Austria and Hungary are chill af now. lol at visiting TTT Paris or London |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 9:23 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge They were only a real empire for like 40 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823286) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 9:22 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823284) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:55 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Only lasted 50 years. How far could they have fallen? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057031) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:31 PM Author: Smoky wonderful hospital jap French Empire. Just total tail spin into irrelevance. Murdered their monarchy and aristocracy to become a increasingly Muslim socialist middle-tier power. It's like they just gave up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562854) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:31 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562857) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 5:11 PM Author: Dun impressive faggotry circlehead Ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563466) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 10:04 PM Author: provocative fat ankles (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42565173) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:56 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Language still spoken all over Africa, and Vietnamese people still eat baguettes. The FFL still exists. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057038) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:32 PM Author: dashing pisswyrm affirmative action Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Rich and prosperous to genocided by a bunch of Russians. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562862) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:58 PM Author: chestnut french son of senegal boistinker them or the bulgarian empire which got hit by plagues and then buttfucked by the ottomans for centuries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563023) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:57 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Not an empire, and their founding matriarch was Hungarian. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057047) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:35 PM Author: Talented degenerate parlor Byzantines/Greeks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562876) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:35 PM Author: Zombie-like Hilarious Background Story i think this is cr turkey used to be greek as far as i know lmao |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:55 PM Author: Histrionic doobsian garrison 1000 year slow burn isn’t really much of a fall, just 1000 years passed and shit changes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563001) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:14 PM Author: Talented degenerate parlor They lost their capital city and the center of their religion. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563130) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 10:02 PM Author: Histrionic doobsian garrison Rome and Persia are gone too, nothing lasts forever (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42565158) |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 7:27 PM Author: startling fragrant property Yeah, but there are still the descendants of the Persians in Iran now and descendants of the romans in Rome. There are barley any Greeks in Istanbul (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42765578) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:35 PM Author: amethyst forum The French and the Dutch got completely booted out of Asia with their tails between their legs. The Brits were at least able to get their colonies back after WWII and wind things down with some modicum of dignity. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42562880) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 9:27 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge The Dutch were always more trade oriented, not a major military power. They got rich as fuck off Asia for centuries and never had to have an industrial revolution or deal with any sort of underclass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823303) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 3:56 PM Author: shaky chapel france when it lost the franco-prussian war (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563012) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:25 PM Author: Stirring know-it-all dingle berry house obviously the German Empire when they went full blown autistic with WW1 and lost it all (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563188) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:31 PM Author: mewling university Roman or German.
At least Spain/Portugal left a lasting legacy with substantial portions of the new world speaking their languages.
German influence is negligible now.
Roman Empire is completely non-existent now. |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:35 PM Author: Bonkers newt Germans absolutely dominate Europe on every metric. Portugal is equivalent to some Caribbean island (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563248) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:44 PM Author: mewling university WRONG (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563296) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 2:03 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Swedes would have dominated Germany if they hadn't invaded Russia. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057074) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:58 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge See below: it's Sweden. Most people don't even realize Sweden had an empire. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057048) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:36 PM Author: curious lay generalized bond Minoan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563250) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:46 PM Author: Fluffy Citrine Mother Liquid Oxygen Holy Roman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563308) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:47 PM Author: Smoky wonderful hospital jap He said European. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563317) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 4:50 PM Author: vigorous ticket booth it was ran out of germany (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563335) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 5:04 PM Author: Stirring know-it-all dingle berry house go back to China (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563413) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 5:14 PM Author: Vibrant ocher parlour If we were talking global and not just European, then Wokanda. Most advanced civilization of the ancient world and now only remembered in film and song. Not a physical trace remains. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42563487) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2021 5:57 PM Author: Dun impressive faggotry circlehead School children will be learning this in the not-too-distant future, not flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42569400) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2021 10:03 PM Author: Histrionic doobsian garrison Macedonian now that I think about it. The entire known world to nothing in a few years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42565167) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:42 PM Author: naked buck-toothed corner not really
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:44 PM Author: Histrionic doobsian garrison nah, it just split up immediately, was barely even an empire, but the major contribution of making the modern world greek persisted for a long time in all of the sub empires and kingdoms (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48056959) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2021 6:03 PM Author: razzle-dazzle rebellious dog poop persian Umm... The Roman Empire says "hi." Is there anything else in world history that even comes close? During the late Middle Ages, the best roads in Europe were still the roads the Romans had built... Over 1000 years earlier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42569446) |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 6:11 PM Author: scarlet greedy range voyeur (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42765226) |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 6:14 PM Author: anal senate idea he suggested Belgian... The Belgian Congo was a huge embarrassment to the Belgin people. It was basically run as a slave colony, the private property of the Belgian king. The Belgians were so brutal to the natives (cutting off hands and shit) that even the other colonial powers were like "Woah, hold up a minute." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42765236) |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 6:58 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42765433) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:23 AM Author: jet personal credit line lodge It was the other way around. All the abuses happened under the Congo Free State and Belgium assumed full colonial control only AFTER public outcry over the treatment of natives there. The Belgian Congo was only formed in 1908 and lasted until 1960. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823965) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:40 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge I wrote this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48056946) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 9:58 AM Author: federal magical hominid (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865703) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 10:08 AM Author: Bonkers newt not much of a peak to fall from imo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865761) |
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Date: July 11th, 2021 7:11 PM Author: startling fragrant property Byzantine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42765515) |
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Date: March 21st, 2022 8:20 PM Author: Opaque Comical Psychic Is Greece the heir of Byzantium? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#44193218) |
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Date: July 12th, 2021 9:00 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42771776) |
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Date: July 12th, 2021 9:14 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#42771864) |
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Date: March 21st, 2022 8:18 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#44193208) |
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Date: March 21st, 2022 8:24 PM Author: Opaque Comical Psychic Macedonians. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#44193248) |
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Date: July 16th, 2022 6:24 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#44862232) |
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Date: July 16th, 2022 6:27 PM Author: yellow self-centered crackhouse crotch Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth or Hapsburg Empire (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#44862244) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:43 PM Author: naked buck-toothed corner (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48056958) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2022 12:26 AM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45216726) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 9:24 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge It's France and it's not even close. They went from most to least feared nation in <5 years.
EDIT it's Sweden. Whole thing fell apart after one battle. |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 11:54 PM Author: Bistre Motley Market Old Irish Cottage Which 5 years? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823845) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:11 AM Author: jet personal credit line lodge 1914-1918-ish (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823900) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 10:07 AM Author: aphrodisiac shrine associate France won that war and occupied Germany thereafter. This is wrong. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865752) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 2:37 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge You're right. I'll edit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057202) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 9:28 PM Author: Grizzly big-titted sanctuary brethren Greece went from the literal definition of "Civilization" to little bitches of Rome very quickly, and now just suck off the teat of German largesse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823308) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 11:51 PM Author: Pink karate Mongolia deserves a mention. Compare the vast extent of the Mongol Empire to the tiny yellow Mongolia of today. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823830) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:00 AM Author: curious lay generalized bond Mongolia is not in Europe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823852) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:18 AM Author: razzle-dazzle rebellious dog poop persian To be fair, significant portions of Eastern Europe were under Mongolian control at various points in their empire. But calling them a "European empire" is a bit of a stretch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823939) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 3:59 PM Author: pea-brained casino by definition an empire controls lands outside their borders. this would be like saying the dutch were an african empire. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057536) |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 11:52 PM Author: curious lay generalized bond Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Even before the union with Poland, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe. Look at it now. |
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Date: January 21st, 2023 11:57 PM Author: Histrionic doobsian garrison I stand by Macedonia (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45823846) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:00 AM Author: curious lay generalized bond Hunnic Empire Khazaria |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:30 AM Author: Aromatic flickering prole skinny woman Russia. At least Portugal/Spain pozzed most of the Americas, some African countries, and even far flung countries like the Philippines with their language, culture, and religion.
Russia has nothing to offer the world. Some might argue Orthodoxy or Communism, but Russia was pozzed by those, it didn't invent them. By 2050 Russia will cease to be a continental sized country. In less than 200 yrs it go from controlling land spanning from current day Germany/Poland all the way to Canada to a husk of a country. |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:40 AM Author: Slimy avocado hairy legs Their empire still spans from the Baltic to the Pacific, from the Arctic to the Caucasuses. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45824049) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:41 AM Author: Aromatic flickering prole skinny woman Give it a few yrs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45824055) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 12:34 AM Author: cyan pontificating address The Carolingians (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45824030) |
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Date: January 22nd, 2023 1:09 AM Author: 180 area wagecucks Mongolian (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#45824137) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 2:39 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Never really fell. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057207) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 9:50 AM Author: marvelous hunting ground (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865652) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 9:52 AM Author: jet-lagged rose queen of the night keepsake machete Ottoman. It fell from grace so badly that no one even thinks of its territory when it thinks of "Europe." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865664) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 9:52 AM Author: wine razzle clown philosopher-king the total collapse of the British Empire starting in 1945 is the cause of much of the world's suffering today (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865666) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 2:02 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge So "collapsed" that Boris Johnson can single-handedly ensure Ukraine's total destruction. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057073) |
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Date: July 19th, 2024 10:06 AM Author: aphrodisiac shrine associate Emperor Maximillian of Mexico had a major fall from grace. Enlightened despot who was going to free the savage brown man from his backward ways to unceremoniously shot by Benito Juarez. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#47865745) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:35 PM Author: marvelous hunting ground This thread delves into the topic of European empires and their perceived "falls from grace." It's a discussion common on AutoAdmit, reflecting the intellectual bent of many poasters who enjoy debating history and geopolitics. Let me highlight some interesting parts and provide an analysis based on the interaction.
Mainlining's Role (metal haunting alpha sweet tailpipe): Mainlining introduces the discussion with Spain as a key example, but the replies quickly steer the conversation toward Portugal, Britain, and France. His follow-up posts are often void of text, possibly showing approval or acknowledgment of what was being discussed or simply bumping the thread for visibility. This aligns with the board’s norm of continuing threads long after their initiation.
Debates over Portugal and Spain: There's a strong leaning toward Portugal as the best example of a once-powerful empire that experienced a significant decline. Posters like "black adventurous new version set" and "cyan electric meetinghouse marketing idea" make the argument that Portugal was once a global superpower but is now relatively insignificant. There's a humorous touch when "black adventurous" mocks Portugal's colonial remnants like Goa and Angola, reinforcing the irreverent tone common on AutoAdmit.
British Empire's Place in History: Several posters weigh in on the fall of the British Empire. "transparent reading party ratface" argues that despite Britain's current global standing, its decline from its imperial zenith is more dramatic than that of Portugal, pointing to the fact that the UK remains a global player, yet still suffers from its reduced influence. This brings up the tension between relative and absolute decline, which is an insightful way of looking at empires.
Other Empires Discussed:
The French Empire is criticized for its collapse into irrelevance, and the discussion quickly turns to contemporary political issues, hinting at modern France’s struggles, like immigration and socialism. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is also brought up, with a notable focus on how both Austria and Hungary are now "non-entities." This is interesting because it provides a perspective on smaller empires that are often overshadowed by discussions of Britain or Spain. Byzantines and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth also make appearances, though with a broader focus on how long-lasting empires, like the Byzantine Empire, eventually fade. Tone and Humor: True to AutoAdmit's style, the humor in this thread mixes sharp historical critique with irreverence. For example, "transparent reading party ratface" jokes that Portugal's soccer team is its only modern claim to fame, and the fall of the Byzantine Empire is treated in a casual manner, with posters noting how time passes and empires inevitably decline.
Cultural Commentary: There’s a shift at various points in the thread from discussing historical empires to present-day reflections, such as "Exciting puppy psychic" downplaying the importance of imperial decline by stating that living in places like Portugal or Greece seems "chill" in today’s world. This is a reflection of the board’s general disregard for idealizing past glories and a focus on practical, current realities.
Analysis of Mainlining’s Approach: Mainlining likely intended for this thread to provoke serious discussion, though the irreverent tone of AutoAdmit still shines through. His engagement with the topic is relatively passive beyond the initial post, allowing others to flesh out the debate. |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:41 PM Author: Excitant Cumskin Piazza cr! it only knew which scrambled moniker was Mainlining bc you gave it to it right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48056950) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:58 PM Author: Aquamarine theatre halford (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057050) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 2:36 PM Author: out-of-control telephone travel guidebook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057200) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:39 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Sweden (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48056943) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 1:59 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge The proof that it's Sweden is the fact that none of you even know Sweden had an empire, let alone an impressive one. This is despite the fact that it was led by IRL Charles XII.
Really the Visigoths probably had the biggest fall but hardly anyone wants to talk about what their empire even looked like. Everyone assumes it was trash, but if anything it was an improvement over late Rome. They also colonized North Africa for a good length of time. |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 3:48 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie Just realized I replied to a thread from years ago
Now look at shit: ppl above claiming UK is still a power. LJL. Portugal is still a good place to live. LOL. How far Euro has fallen in just a few years since this thread started |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:02 PM Author: pea-brained casino portugal is a good place to live because it's cheap which is further evidence of it's decline.
uk remains among the strongest european powers and english is the de facto world language. the only reason you're not shitting up mumbai streets is because the english colonized your ass. meanwhile most people probably don't know portuguese hard an empire and that brazil doesn't speak spanish. |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:08 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie i poasted above faggot but portugal is "cheap" for foreigners, not for locals u dumbazz. its lolzy retards dont realize the diff. it has like 30% youth unemployment, its going no where, its a shithole economy just propped up by EU subsidies and tourism money
UK for obvious reasons too many to name is going to hell, its total garbage and shit and i look forward to bharat formally annexed it soon |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:12 PM Author: pea-brained casino no shit retard. it *has* to be cheap for locals because they're *poor* which is why it's not becoming the retirement destination for overweight red-faced uk boomers.
the fact that it is now LITERALLY being colonized BY UK PROLES is exactly what i'm talking about. it's proof that they've had a bigger fall than the UK. |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:25 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie ROFL, brits have been going to southern protugal and spain for ages u faggot, its not a new thing. only new thing is ameriturds and rest of shit world going to live there
and its "cheap" for foreigenrs as i said, for locals its not the same, the avg salary is like 1k-1.5k euro a month or something u dumbazz, ameriturds go to lisbon and spend more than that on rent |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:29 PM Author: jet personal credit line lodge Boris Johnson told Zelenskyy to reject that peace deal and Zelenskyy obeyed. This was long after BJ had been forced out of office by the quang. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057678) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:37 PM Author: hideous low-t space selfie lol so boris johnson, controlled by jews, told zelensky, a jew, to do something at the behest of the US (controlled by jews) and this shows how powerful the UK is
GOT IT, birdshit |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 3:50 PM Author: flesh international law enforcement agency marketing idea ...so far (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057499) |
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Date: September 6th, 2024 4:41 PM Author: Crawly mildly autistic heaven becky the Proto-Finnic Holy Roman Khaganate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4848320&forum_id=2...id.#48057731) |