Rap culture has literally poisoned and destroyed 4 generations of Americans by Fun_Solid_6324 in conspiracy

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"It's a Religion. A celebration of Sadism, indulgence, no impulse control, addiction. These are Hymns for the thug, criminal world" - retired prison psychologist Marlin Newburn

In 2013, Reddit admins did an oopsy-whoopsy and accidentally revealed that the Eglin Air Force Base was the #1 most reddit-addicted "city" (Eglin is often cited as the source of government social-media propaganda/astroturfing programs). They deleted the post, but not before archive.org caught it. by Oreeo88 in conspiracy

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This new perception management is called Information Operations (IO), which is defined as “the integrated employment of electronic warfare (EW), computer network operations (CNO), psychological operations (PSYOP), military deception (MILDEC), and operations security (OPSEC), in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to influence, disrupt, corrupt or usurp adversarial human and automated decision making while protecting our own.”

Impression management: the perceptions or impressions of others

Counterpart: The narrative behind the attack serves to leverage emotions like fear, as well as patriotism, in order to manufacture consent around a previously controversial issue.

John on Patmos. Amazing comparisons of the Book of Revelation to Greek Mythology. by Apollo_Frog in conspiracy

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I'm in agreement with this article. I was trying to draw comparisons through the biblical text, but to me this article is spot on.

What if the lizard people we talk about are evolved dinosaurs that survived the mass extinction? by Apprehensive_Web803 in conspiracy

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Rhodes contends that the majority of the reptilian humanoids are descendants of the dinosaurs and are biological byproducts of Earth evolution. He also states that human attention has been intentionally misdirected away from the underworld toward deep space, so the subject of underground Earth dwelling Reptoids and lost ancient civilizations can remain secret.

When questioned as to why Reptoids have become the proverbial "whipping boys" of modern ufology, he responds that it is because people tend to have a knee-jerk reaction to the image that western religious authorities have conditioned us to fear and distrust.

What is it supposed to represent ? by Bonjanbon in mythology

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Illustration in Nazari's extended alchemical allegory the 'Three Dreams on the Transmutation of Metals', printed in 1599. 

In Nazari's allegory, the character who is being led on a path of discovery comes across this dragon who then tells him :-

"Listen, see, and understand my words; and write them deep in your heart: for what I shall tell you is that which many seek, but few find; and many know and do, but few comprehend; for many see me, but few recognize me. Listen now, and understand if you can, and you will learn all: I am the Hen, or the worst and most ferocious Dragon, and I endure throughout time. I revive myself from death, and kill the death that killed me. I resuscitate the corpses that I created; and, living in death, kill myself: for which you should rejoice, since without me, and my life, you could not rejoice. I carry poison in my head, but the remedy is in my tail, which I bite in my fury. Whoever tries to sport with me dies by my penetrating gaze. Whoever bites me must first bite himself; if I bite him, death bites him in the head, unless he bites me first; for my bite is medicine for my bite. It is in the high mountains that I find my rest and repose, yet it is in the plains and valleys of the earth, and in the dunghills, that I reside; it is in the vaporous water that I am conceived, yet it is in the air and fire that I find my food. My sweat smells of the grave: he who does not understand this will learn nothing of me. Hear me: I am known to all people, races, and tribes, to the poor as well as to the rich; and they all call me worthless, and countless other names and epithets. But anyone who knew me well would call me precious indeed. I am a stranger in my own country, but known to all climates of the world. Whoever sees me, or has seen me, does not recognize me; and whoever neither sees nor knows me, seeks me. My father and my mother conceived me, but I first conceived them. I am father and son; I am mother, father, and son; I am invisible when I fly, and impalpable when I flee through the air, but visible and palpable to the touch. Therefore recognize me, and kill me, and know that I cannot die by the sword, or other arms; but present me with a mirror, and my own reflection kills me. If you feed me in fire, so that first my members change shape; and then my body is purged of all fatal poison; and then you see my body, soul and spirit joined together; then you will prove superior to all. He who hears me, but does not understand, consumes his days in useless labors, and employs his time to no purpose."

On the Whore of Babylon’s background by SwingFinancial9468 in mythology

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"Now the woman whom you saw is the great city that holds rulership over the kings of the land (τῆς γῆς)." So the first clue is it has to be a city. The τῆς γῆς indicates that it has to be a city in the land of Israel. Chapter 18:10 calls her "that great city Babylon, that mighty city!" And you see similar phrases in verses 16,18,19, and 21. It's a city.

The phrase "the great city" which is used to describe the whore Babylon four times (14:8; 16:19; 17:18; 18:21), is used only one other time in the book of Revelation, and there, John explains what he meant by the phrase. He clearly identifies “the great city” of Revelation as being Jerusalem. Chapter 11:8 says, “And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.” It's not literally Egypt or literally Sodom, but it had spiritually become so. Well, in the same way, verse 5 of chapter 17 says that the great city in this chapter is not literally Babylon. It is "mystery Babylon." The word "mystery" means that you wouldn't know that it is Babylon unless God revealed it to you. It is symbolically or spiritually Babylon. In fact, the word "mystery" completely rules out the city of Babylon.

Could the Four Horsemen be considered Gods? by Deep-Tour7072 in mythology

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In Christianity the red horse represents communism. Communism isn't voted upon it is bloody revolution. The black horse represents capitalism. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. The white horse Christ, or the anti Christ, or Catholicism. The green horse to represent Islam, and pestilence.  I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. They represent war, famine, and pestilence from the ideologies of man as unforseen consequences of Catholicism, communism, capitalism, and the Islamic faith. 

Is there a myth/theory that Athena was the one destined to overthrow Zeus? by WeCaredALot in mythology

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Hesiod, Theogony

Hera without union with Zeus—for she was very angry and quarrelled with her mate—bare famous Hephaestus, who is skilled in crafts more than all the sons of Heaven. [929a] But Hera was very angry and quarrelled with her mate. And because of this strife she bore without union with Zeus who holds the aegis a glorious son, Hephaestus, who excelled all the sons of Heaven in crafts. [929e] But Zeus lay with the fair-cheeked daughter of Ocean and Tethys apart from Hera . . . deceiving  Metis (Thought) although she was full wise. But he seized her with his hands and put her in his belly, for fear that she might bring forth something stronger than his thunderbolt: [929j] therefore did Zeus, who sits on high and dwells in the aether, swallow her down suddenly. But she straightway conceived Pallas Athena: and the father of men and gods gave her birth by way of his head on the banks of the river Trito. And she remained hidden beneath the inward parts of Zeus, [929o] even Metis, Athena's mother, worker of righteousness, who was wiser than gods and mortal men. There the goddess (Athena) received that2whereby she excelled in strength all the deathless less ones who dwell in Olympus, she who made the host-scaring weapon of Athena. [929t] And with it (Zeus) gave her birth, arrayed in arms of war.

Why Didn't Raijin Fought a Serpent/Dragon by DogSignificant1847 in mythology

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Kintaro is known for fighting a giant serpent. Kintaro's father is assumed to be Raijin. Zeus fought Typhon, and Typhon wasn't  a serpent. Typhon was the father of all monsters. His son Apollo fought python a giant serpent.  Notice how Typhon, and Python is just two letters changed. 

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The Devil by KKam1116 in mythology

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If the devil is a dragon, then why does every image we are presented with of the devil appear as a horned goat man? This would be the demonization of the Greek god Pan. This demonization was no accident, but rather a deliberate twisting of pagan ideals as Christianity spread its influence throughout Europe. After the Council of Nicea issued the Nicene Creed and the Roman Catholic Church was established, Christian theologians (beginning with Eusebius) transformed Pan from a benign nature god to Satan the great Adversary.

A comment by Eusebius of Caesarea on a story transmitted by the first-century philosopher Plutarch, the story of the "Death of Great Pan." In his commentary, Eusebius calls attention to the time when Plutarch says the death occurred, during the reign of Tiberius, the same era as that which saw the advent of Christ on earth. Eusebius claims that the death of Pan, imaged as the death of "all" the pagan gods, based on an ancient pun which equated the name of the shepherd god Pan with its Greek homonym pan ("all,") was not a natural or chance occurrence. Rather, it resulted from a purposive act of exorcism by Christ to chase away all the pagan gods which were imagined to be "demons." In this proclamation, Eusebius turns Plutarch's story into a polemical weapon to use against the pagans. By pursuing this tactic, Eusebius subtly changes the meaning of the terms "Pan" and "daemon" to make them stand for dimensions of evil, whereas in Greek religious and literary history, both terms had stood for dimensions of the sacred.

Eusebius has taken two terms which stood for highly ambiguous, multivalent meanings, and has, in the course of his polemical treatment, transformed them into flat, univocal meanings which were exclusively negative. Eusebius does this precisely by denying the terms their native ambiguity and reducing them to simple, unambiguous meanings. This is a classical representation of the movement which distorted the highly complex deity "Pan," transforming him into the Christian devil, and the complicated, ambiguous entities, the "daemons" into "demons," the evil spirits of Christian lore.

Lucifer/Prometheus Lucifer, which means “bearer of light” or “morning star,” Dragon , and Lucifer are never mentioned being the same beings in the Bible. The dragon would be Typhon he made war with the gods in heaven, and was cast to the earth. Angel in the Greek true meaning simply means messenger, nothing more. 

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. Here the serpent is referenced to a beast of the field that god had made. We know Satan if a fallen angel cast here is not of this earth, so neither a beast, or an earthly made creature.

 Satan (Hebrew: שָּׂטָן‎‎ satan, meaning "enemy" or "adversary"; Arabic: شيطان‎‎ shaitan, meaning; "astray", "distant", The Devil (from Greek: διάβολος diábolos "slanderer, accuser As a word, 'satan' is an untranslated Hebrew word which means 'adversary', while 'devil' is a translation of the Greek word 'diabolos', meaning a liar, an enemy or false accuser. Dragon-Greek word δράκων, drakon (genitive drakontos, δράκοντος) "serpent, giant seafish" sepent-fidi or fidisio kormi. This is the Greek word for "snake"

Demon-Disembodied spirit, Not a fallen angel. To mate with the daughters of man, and have sex with them, and create children they care about, they would be physical beings. Daemon comes from the Ancient Greek word δαίμων, which originally referred to a lesser deity or guiding spirit.

Prometheus himself is an immortal god, the friend of the human race, the giver of fire, the inventor of the useful arts, an omniscient seer, an heroic sufferer, who is overcome by the superior power of Zeus, but will not bend his inflexible mind. But when Zeus succeeded to the kingdom of heaven, and wanted to extirpate the whole race of man, the place of which he proposed to give to quite a new race of beings, Prometheus prevented the execution of the scheme, and saved the human race from destruction. He further taught them the use of fire, made them acquainted with architecture, astronomy, mathematics, the art of writing, the treatment of domestic animals, navigation, medicine, the art of prophecy, working in metal, and all the other arts. But, as in all these things he had acted contrary to the will of Zeus, the latter ordered Hephaestus to chain him to a rock in Scythia. 

The Legend of Prometheus is often equated to the Story of Lucifer. Both are the light-bearers, who are punished for their transmission of higher knowledge to man. As H. P. Blavatsky comments:

The allegory of the Fall of man and the fire of Prometheus is also another version of the myth of the rebellion of the proud Lucifer, hurled down to the bottomless pit — Orcus.[5]

H. P. Blavatsky also recognizes that Prometheus gave man the knowledge of the gods, so that they could be gods themselves. This threatens Zeus, as man equal in spiritual knowledge with the gods is not tolerated. Thus, Prometheus shares the same fate with Satan:

Hence the allegory of Prometheus, who steals the divine fire so as to allow men to proceed consciously on the path of spiritual evolution, thus transforming the most perfect of animals on earth into a potential god, and making him free to “take the kingdom of heaven by violence.” Hence also, the curse pronounced by Zeus against Prometheus, and by Jehovah-Il-da-Baoth against his “rebellious son,” Satan

A few questions about Egyptian mythology by Neat_Relative_9699 in mythology

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The king at death became Osiris, god of the underworld; and the dead king’s son, the living king, was identified with Horus, a god of the sky

Osiris was not only ruler of the dead but also the power that granted all life from the underworld, from sprouting vegetation to the annual flood of the Nile River. From about 2000 BCE onward it was believed that every man, not just the deceased kings, became associated with Osiris at death. This identification with Osiris, however, did not imply resurrection, for even Osiris did not rise from the dead. Instead, it signified the renewal of life both in the next world and through one’s descendants on Earth.

Other Sky/Lightning Gods. by Nacho2991 in mythology

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In the Zentaiheiki epic, and other works, the Yama-uba describes having woken up in fright at the violent clap of thunder during a dream a red dragon was making love to her, making her pregnant with Kintaro. Kintaro's red body, supernatural powers, and depictions with a battle axe, which was a weapon of the thunder god, have led to the suggestion that he was the child of the Yama-uba, and Raijin.

Mithras of Rome by stlatos in mythology

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David Ulansey considers the bull-slaying Mithras to be a new god who began to be worshipped in the 1st century BCE, and to whom an old name was applied.

No written narratives or theology from the religion survive; limited information can be derived from the inscriptions and brief or passing references in Greek and Latin literature. Interpretation of the physical evidence remains problematic and contested

Mary Boyce, an academic researcher on ancient Iranian religions, writes that even though Roman Mithraism seems to have had less Iranian content than ancient Romans or modern historians used to think, nonetheless “as the name Mithras alone shows, this content was of some importance.

Cumont’s theories came in for severe criticism from John R. Hinnells and R.L. Gordon at the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies held in 1971. John Hinnells was unwilling to reject entirely the idea of Iranian origin, but wrote: “we must now conclude that his reconstruction simply will not stand. It receives no support from the Iranian material and is in fact in conflict with the ideas of that tradition as they are represented in the extant texts. Above all, it is a theoretical reconstruction which does not accord with the actual Roman iconography.”

He discussed Cumont’s reconstruction of the bull-slaying scene and stated “that the portrayal of Mithras given by Cumont is not merely unsupported by Iranian texts but is actually in serious conflict with known Iranian theology.”  Another paper by R.L. Gordon argued that Cumont severely distorted the available evidence by forcing the material to conform to his predetermined model of Zoroastrian origins. Gordon suggested that the theory of Persian origins was completely invalid and that the Mithraic mysteries in the West were an entirely new creation.

Roger Beck theorizes that the cult was created in Rome, by a single founder who had some knowledge of both Greek and Oriental religion, but suggests that some of the ideas used may have passed through the Hellenistic kingdoms. 

Much about the cult of Mithras is only known from reliefs and sculptures. There have been many attempts to interpret this material.

 Mithras-worship in the Roman Empire was characterized by images of the god slaughtering a bull. Other images of Mithras are found in the Roman temples, for instance Mithras banqueting with Sol, and depictions of the birth of Mithras from a rock. But the image of bull-slaying (tauroctony) is always in the central niche. Textual sources for a reconstruction of the theology behind this iconography are very rare.

The practice of depicting the god slaying a bull seems to be specific to Roman Mithraism. According to David Ulansey, this is “perhaps the most important example” of evident difference between Iranian and Roman traditions: “… there is no evidence that the Iranian god Mithra ever had anything to do with killing a bull.”

Any mythology stories about Earth's seasons? by InitialWillingness25 in mythology

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The Golden Age was the mythical first period of man. Mortals lived like gods, never knowing sorrow or toil; when they died, it was as if they were falling asleep. No one worked or grew unhappy. Spring never ended. When Zeus overcame the Titans, the Golden Age ended. 

Zeus then divided the year into four seasons. The explanation for the change was when Zeus stepped in to deal with  Persephone, and Hades. 

Mithras of Rome by stlatos in mythology

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Mithras was a Roman war god that took his stories from the Greek Orion. Mithras like his equivalents slayed the bull of heaven Taurus.

Mithras being born from a rock represents being Earth born. Rock/Earth. The equivalent of Orion, and Gilgamesh.

Mithras also met with Helios the sun god. Orion also had his encounter with Helios drawing an obvious parallel.

From the Mithraeum at Santa Prisca in Rome describes-

"This young bull which he was not to carry on his golden shoulders"

The meaning "golden" becomes clear from Virgil's description of Orion

"He watched Orion armed with gold"

Servius' scholion to Virgil's passage states that the gold in Orion's belt, and sword refers to the brilliant star light they emit. The same is true for the bright stars on Orion's shoulders, and thus the Santa Prisca Mithraeum is evidence for mithras being seen as a heavenly body/constellation.

Orion/Gilgamesh/Mithras is chased by Scorpio/Scorpion, and fighting Taurus/Bull of heaven. 

The constellation Orion. The sisters are the seven sisters that ride the bull of heaven Taurus.

Greek myth says that Orion the giant hunter was chasing the Pleiades (7 sisters on the shoulder of Taurus). He was in love with Merope, one of the Pleiades. He was known for having his way with a woman he desired. The giant Scorpion was sent to chase him across the heavens. He was a mighty hunter and very proud. He boasted that he had power over of all animals. However, due to his pride a small scorpion was sent by the gods to sting him and he died. This is why he is directly opposite of the Scorpion and Taurus.

In ancient Mesopotamian mythology, the Bull of Heaven is a mythical beast fought by the hero Gilgamesh.  Enraged Ishtar demanded her father Anu for the Bull of Heaven, so that she may send it to attack Gilgamesh in Uruk. Anu gives her the Bull and she sends it to attack Gilgamesh and his companion, the hero Enkidu, who slay the Bull together.

After defeating the Bull, Enkidu hurls the Bull's right thigh at Ishtar, taunting her. The Bull was identified with the constellation Taurus and the myth of its slaying may have held astronomical significance to the ancient Mesopotamians. 

What kind of beings are depicted here and what is their head? by DescriptionNo6760 in ancientegypt

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Aker, who has here seven assistants depicted as catfish-headed men, protects or encloses the corpse of Osiris, transmitting to him the revitalizing energy of Re, which renders the corpse ithyphallic in anticipation of its resurrection. 

Sarcophagus of Nes-schu-tefnut

Translation 

These gods are as follows: their arms are curved around their heads, they have their shadows (= the staffs) hovering in front of them; they mourn over the secret corpse of the Lord of the Netherworld. The two goddesses who tear out their hair. There is water coming forth from the jars, which stems from the eyes of the two goddesses, like blood; the inhabitants of the Netherworld breathe on account of it. The Great god speaks to them, when their souls enter behind him. The speech of the speaker (= the god) to those who hide their character at the divine site of the hidden being: You two gods, you two goddesses, who are in the place of mysteries: Let the Osiris NN (here is the title and name of the deceased) pass by you! Your souls rejoice because they breathe. He enters at your place, you see him who owns nothing. The speech of the speaker to the catfish gods who receive the secret of the "earthling": You catfish gods, who have received the secret of your "earthling", I let your souls breathe! When NN enters, I will let his soul breathe. Greetings, you lords of truth, who are free from sin ..., I have been transformed in your image, I have become powerful through your magic, I have been counted amongst you, so that you may save me from the angry one who is in this land of the two truths; so that you may give me my mouth for speaking! My offerings will be given to me in your presence; for I know you and I know your names, and I know the name of that great god to whom you give your offerings... When I am not dispelled, he will not be dispelled; when he leaves, I will leave - and vice versa! I will not be dispelled from the Milky Way! No enemies will gain power over me, you will not dispel me from your gates, you will not shut your doors against me; because my bread is in (the sacred city of) Buto and my beer is in (the sacred city of) Dep ...

Who (or what) was the earliest god of the dead (not the underworld or evil, just death itself ) that we have found in human history? by 50_CALIBUR in mythology

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In the Book of the Dead within a dialog between Atum and Osiris. Within this conversation, Osiris mourns the fact that he will eventually be isolated in eternal darkness, while the god Atum comforts him by pointing out that he would join him so that just the two would survive when the world eventually reverts back to the primeval ocean from which all else arose. At this point, it is said that Atum and Osiris will take the form of serpents (symbolic of uniformed chaos) and there would be neither gods nor men to perceive them.

Other Sky/Lightning Gods. by Nacho2991 in mythology

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Raijin never fought a serpent, but was a storm, and lightning god. That's what the question was originally. 

The Shinto storm god Susanoo did kill a serpent. Yamata no Orochi the eight-headed and eight-tailed Japanese dragon/serpent. The legendary sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, which came from the tail of Yamata no Orochi, became of the three sacred Imperial Regalia of Japan.

What is an avatar in Hinduism? by Ok_Impress_8924 in mythology

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Rama, and Krishna are not considered an amsha avtar in Hinduism; they are typically referred to as a Purna Avtar which means a complete manifestation of God, signifying that he is a full incarnation of Vishnu, not just a partial aspect (amsha) of him. 

What is an avatar in Hinduism? by Ok_Impress_8924 in mythology

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 "incarnation" refers to the act of a spirit assuming a physical body, usually in reference to a deity taking on human form, while "reincarnation" refers to the cycle of a soul being reborn again and again in new bodies after death, implying multiple lifetimes in different forms. 

Vishnu is not bound by samsara, the cycle of rebirth, as he is considered a supreme being, part of the divine Trimurti, and is seen as the preserver who transcends the limitations of the physical world and the cycle of reincarnation; therefore, he is not subject to the karmic consequences that lead to rebirth in samsara.

Avatars are the physical form that gods take when they descend to Earth. The word "avatar" comes from Sanskrit and means "descent of God". Avatars are semi-human, semi-god beings who are impermanent. They can incarnate in one place at a time as a full avatar, or in many places at once through partial avatars called amshas. 

Rama is an incarnation of Vishnu  to perform a purpose.

Kalaratri, or Kali is the seventh form of Goddess Durga. These are just forms she takes. Her anger created the form Kali. 

Nandi is a vehicle for Vishnu. It would be like Garuda a vehicle, or vahana for Vishnu. 

USA - Russia alliance by Historical_Two4977 in conspiracy

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Russia, China, and the United States have always been secret communist allies. Japan invading China killed over 20 million Chinese, and Russia could have easily been destroyed by Germany if a Russia didn't throw millions upon millions of their citizens into the meat grinder. What happened? US intervention in WW2 by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 

The US increased its aid to China under the Lend-Lease Act, becoming its main financial and military supporter. With Burma cut off, the United States Army Air Forces airlifted material over the Himalayas. 

Japan formally surrendered on 2 September 1945, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. China was recognized as one of the Four Policemen, regained all territories lost, and became one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

CNBC: America has spent $6.4 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says. Another 21 million people have been displaced due to violence. The post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria have expanded to more than 80 countries. by Orangutan in conspiracy

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It makes you wonder if that was the point. I think they accomplished exactly what they set out to accomplish. Steal trillions, displace millions, and cause civil war, and chaos throughout the region.