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Most impactful small country in world history?
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the further you go back Portugal takes it with the whole Age of Exploration shit. But Sweden invented Zyn, pop music, furniture, matches that don't explode, and file sharing. It's gotta be close! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029495) |
Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM Author: Saffron abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029497) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TECHNICALLY a French invention. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029500) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM Author: Saffron abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029526) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM Author: diverse headpube crackhouse pop music? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029504) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd were written by a Swede. Country with 10 million people account for a massive percentage of American pop music. In deference to Norway, they wrote most of Rhianna's bangers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029513) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: diverse headpube crackhouse Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essentially a pop band (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029518) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branched out into Rock n Roll. Bubble gum pop as we know it is a product of the nineteen hundred and nineties. it's not even disputable. The Mall would not be the Same without Scandinavians. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029530) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM Author: diverse headpube crackhouse Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era but the widely repurposed namesake for the type of Britney/Xtina garbage we grew up on. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029552) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM Author: razzle cuckold Spain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029514) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029515) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: Provocative heaven Vatican (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029519) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM Author: snowy vengeful tattoo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030420) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM Author: Brilliant Pea-brained Dysfunction Dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030483) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: Shaky Kitty Cat Step-uncle's House netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029520) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They also invented Protestantism as we know it. They were the first to refute Predestination while still maintaining a lot of Calvin's Reformed Theology. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029535) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM Author: diverse headpube crackhouse (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029539) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM Author: Ocher curious people who are hurt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029542) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM Author: drunken hall party of the first part Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has invented some interesting things, but hasn't really moved the needle on world history in the same way. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030358) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM Author: Cordovan Appetizing Mediation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030382) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM Author: Provocative heaven (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030394) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM Author: diverse headpube crackhouse Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capitalism and they had an overseas empire as well. They also played a major role in Europe (revolt against the Hapsburgs, sitting on the throne of England and the Glorious Revolution, etc.) starting around 16th century that Portugal really did not have. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029536) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib o7s in the chat for the Dutch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029541) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM Author: Ocher curious people who are hurt Someone said Netherlands above (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029545) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM Author: Spectacular Kitty yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you backaches and the frame cracks after a few months, while putting ppl who made actual high quality shit out of business was a very impactful movement. good job sweden. you deserve every last muslim you wave in (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029544) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Switzerland for tax purposes LOL (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029547) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: bright cruise ship How is this an example of irony? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029558) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and culture and then moved to a tax haven so he wouldn't have to pay back into it ig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029586) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM Author: Irradiated insane quadroon gas station if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029557) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle did not meaningfully change the world despite what some fans of CounterStrike might have you believe. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029563) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM Author: Irradiated insane quadroon gas station i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they have done massive damage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029566) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib whom did they damage (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029572) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM Author: Irradiated insane quadroon gas station the us (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029576) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM Author: Brilliant Pea-brained Dysfunction Dilemma They’re literally actively engaged in what has been judicially determined to be a genocide as we speak. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030486) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Oh no, not the brown clowns! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030493) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM Author: Ocher curious people who are hurt Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a negative track record on the world. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029583) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029588) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM Author: Cordovan Appetizing Mediation If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny period. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030496) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM Author: supple awkward lodge goyim Greece (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029562) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at the height of it's power? It was like a huge empire. It's only small w/r/t today. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029565) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM Author: mustard glittery field lettuce In terms of XO content, probably Andorra (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029567) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM Author: Saffron abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029568) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM Author: talented jew eastern point of view, hong kong. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029575) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian history. What all did HK do? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50029592) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM Author: electric azure shrine messiness Venice (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030351) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030427) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM Author: swashbuckling weed whacker library Denmark if it counts DUH (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030361) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck is an æbleskive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030424) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM Author: swashbuckling weed whacker library Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white civilization at critical times. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030843) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the world (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030851) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM Author: drunken hall party of the first part If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bullet. They're on a small island. Their population is about 1/6 of the US, less than 1/20 of India and China. And despite that, they are the undisputed POTUS and driving force of world history, civilization, commerce, and industry from, let's say, 1588 (defeat of the Spanish Armada) until they decided to give it all up circa 1945. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030381) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib 100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland is the maximum size. But no disagreement in general. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030432) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM Author: autistic location persian Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030449) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib It's too yuge to qualify (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030478) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM Author: autistic location persian And Sweden isn't? huh? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030489) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030494) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM Author: snowy vengeful tattoo Vatican City (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030419) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Post 1500, though? Probably not... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030425) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM Author: fantasy-prone den Macedonia (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030450) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM Author: Carmine lay culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music. all from a tiny population on a frigid island. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030491) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM Author: sepia wonderful shitlib Strongman competitions (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030495) |
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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM Author: cracking plaza Israel and it isn’t close (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2\u0026show=posted#50030857) |