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    18 days ago

    in the states our history lessons are inadequate at best, false at worst, especially re: europe

    has there ever been a point in history when all of europe was united? because now is a good time to keep that being the case

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      18 days ago

      Roman empire.

      Third reich but that didn’t last long.

      Napoleon french empire but that didn’t last long either.

      Peacefully united? Never before as far as I know.

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        18 days ago

        For semi united, let’s not forget Charlemagne and Charles V of the HRE.

        Edit: minor changes

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        18 days ago

        peacefully united would be ideal, but with what’s going on with amerikkka and putinland, “common goals” might have to be good enough…

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        17 days ago

        Roman empire.

        Close but no…

        Third reich but that didn’t last long.

        Is this some nazi fever dream? One half of the continent was at war with the other and you’re talking a about unity?

        Napoleon french empire but that didn’t last long either.

        Right…

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          17 days ago

          No you just look at what the largest possible administrative borders ever were in Europe, then those 3 pop out with very large territory with what one could call a single very large exterior border. There was 0 acceptance or rejection or any other way of valueing the situation whilst any of these borders, just a look at maximum extent of administrative borders, everything else is value you imply onto it.

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      18 days ago

      Europe has different interests, it’s notorious in South/North separation (Catholics/Protesters)

      They are teaching: “South is full of racial contamination” because they couldn’t deny the empires like they are doing related to Africa. They are teaching: “Church of Catholics is the whore Babilonia in Armaggedon”.

      Do you belive Europe could be united under these views?