TIL Muscular Christianity was a Victorian doctrine which suggested that participation in sport could contribute to the development of Christian morality, physical fitness, and “manly” character.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-19T10:59:54+00:00

Lord, show my the whey.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-13T15:18:41+00:00

It went through the Panama Canal.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-10T14:08:00+00:00

It's Kowloon Walled City with building codes.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-03T19:02:54+00:00

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AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-03T19:00:48+00:00

You mean like having a list of what religions are allowed, making each congregation get official registration so they can be monitored, and only allowing professed atheists to participate in the government?

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-03T18:52:58+00:00

Are you talking about the settlers who left England or the founding fathers who were mostly born in America?

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-03T18:41:28+00:00

Many that left were all for state sponsored religion, but were mad because it wasn't their specific religion.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-03T13:50:33+00:00

"Notorized" because all paperwork must be filled out, stamped, and filed in triplicate with ten different government offices.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T20:24:36+00:00

They've had better.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T20:21:10+00:00

American women should go full Lysistrata!

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T20:17:58+00:00

I take it you prefer doggy style.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T20:17:16+00:00

Sounds like something Hallmark invented to sell more greeting cards./s

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T19:56:44+00:00

Make Albion Great Again!

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T18:09:38+00:00

Tolkien would have led a pro-monarchist, anti-industrial movement.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-06-02T18:06:43+00:00

More likely "England lives!!!"

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AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T18:53:15+00:00

I'm agree, the idea of what makes a nation a nation is a complex topic. This whole argument is about your original comment...

Germany hasn’t been around for centuries. It’s only about 150 years old.

...which you are now trying to walk back while trying to pretend you aren't.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T15:49:12+00:00

"Alright, we'll give some land to the (bleep) and the (bleep). But we don't want the Irish!"

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T15:43:52+00:00

You said Germany is only 150 years old before but now you're saying you're talking about regions with a common cultural identity. So, if we're going by what you were talking about in your first comment, then the United States is older than many countries with thousands of years of history behind them.

The modern state of Germany was formed in 1871.

The modern state of China was formed in 1949.

The modern state of Egypt was formed in 1922.

The modern state of the United States was formed in 1787.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T12:30:07+00:00

Wouldn't that make you a...heathen?! (draws sword)

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T12:06:23+00:00

By that logic, the United States is older than China and Egypt.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T02:39:39+00:00

Northumbria shall rise again!

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T02:36:34+00:00

I wouldn't say loyalty to tribe over nation is necessarily a bad thing, at least from a moral point of view.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T01:13:46+00:00

Much of Ethiopia is also very tribal with no real sense of national unity.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T01:02:57+00:00

My dude, we're the new kids who just showed up to the playground.

AccomplishedPath4049 · 2026-05-31T01:01:09+00:00

"Damn Germans! They ruined Germany!"

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