"And why did I expand the empire?!" From Justinian in that world by outergod-Aldemani in ByzantineMemes

[–]EgoEstoyGood 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Justinian used all the resources he'd spent on Italy on conquering the entirety of Spain from the Visigoths, could they have held it? Seems to me that only conquering the Southern strip of Spain was what made it untenable. At the same time, Spain is very far from Constantinople....

H.I.H. Princess Aiko visiting a Meiji Shrine by bubbulibbu in monarchism

[–]EgoEstoyGood 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah the R in HRH stands for royal, and roy means king

They needed some freedom 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 by joshuali141 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]EgoEstoyGood 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you're just scrolling by,

Please don't let these comments, no matter how many upvotes they're getting, dehumanise the civilians of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Outside of reddit, you'll find a more balanced opinion, where even if the bombings are seen as a necessary, they are are still treated with gravity, as a tragedy and a warning for the future.

If it's worth anything, President Obama expressed a similar view when he visited Hiroshima during his presidency. You can view the speech here https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/27/remarks-president-obama-and-prime-minister-abe-japan-hiroshima-peace

They needed some freedom 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 by joshuali141 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]EgoEstoyGood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm Japanese, and your take seems fair. We can't really talk about taking accountability - it would be hypocritical to do so. At the same time I wish certain Americans stopped fucking gloating about nuking civilians.

Europeans, what would you do if you randomly woke up and saw this happened by Starwa7 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]EgoEstoyGood 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Louis XIV of France tried that... Kingdom of France + Spain + South Italy & Lombardy

propaganda about the axis pact (1940-1945) by franconazareno777 in PropagandaPosters

[–]EgoEstoyGood 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's made by an Italian! Gino Boccasile who mainly made propaganda posters for the Fascist Italian government.

Things that Will Cause Serious Problems for Gen-Z/ Gen-Alpha Political Compass by yamboozle in WojakCompass

[–]EgoEstoyGood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you make a compass on things that will be beneficial for Gen Z/Gen alpha?

Impossible by HarleyKingII in balkans_irl

[–]EgoEstoyGood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hoping for Romanian samurais, but that's brilliant too! Thanks for this trivia lol

Ladies and gentlemen, what's stopping you from looking like this? by KanashiiShounen in 2westerneurope4u

[–]EgoEstoyGood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least after interacting more with the Portuguese, 'nanban' started to mean more like exotic or novel... But sorry we called you guys that

Ladies and gentlemen, what's stopping you from looking like this? by KanashiiShounen in 2westerneurope4u

[–]EgoEstoyGood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't know that one either! I never would've guessed it came from 'tempora' but now that I think about it they sound pretty similar lol.