Actually effective slave armies with professionalism and their own leadership structure generally take over at some point, as well.
The Muslims in particular were big fans of elite slave soldiers because they had no connection to society at large which theoretically made them more loyal then everyone else. This often worked until they would try to seize power from whoever ruled over them.
It really says something about American conservatives when they are resorting to celebrating "wins" in what is functionally a uniparty state as their own political candidates can't even win in Louisiana or Texas these days.
The two categories where it makes sense are stuff like the Mamelukes and the Janissaries where they were taken as children and raised to be elite warriors, or pressing people into being labor for siege work. And somehow the Royal Navy pressganging people also worked.Slave soldiers never made sense to me. Isn't the whole bargain of slavery that you do what you're told and you don't die? How does "go die or you'll die" manage to work...
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Well, what do you expect? Did you expect the Bugs Bunny Rape Guy to be comfortable with those damn dirty rednecks being anything BUT racist retards!? C'mon! He can't go THAT far, he has chins to feed!
The way it worked in Islam was that rulers who needed loyal, professional soldiers without existing tribal, regional, or familial loyalties that could conflict with service to the state. These were often boys captured from frontier regions or slave markets. They were also highly dependent on their master for pay, advancement and well-being so they'd even more loyal because of this.Slave soldiers never made sense to me. Isn't the whole bargain of slavery that you do what you're told and you don't die? How does "go die or you'll die" manage to work...
I'm a doomer and I lift every day. What's his excuse?
Hey FP! Did you hear that Florida is set to redistrict so that the state is 26 to 2? And there's no real room for blue states to respond since they're all gerrymandered to hell already.
Someone I know who isn't too technologically savvy or into tech happenings essentially said the same thing during recent discussion. We both think there is going to be a big AI bust similar to the dot-com bust that happened roughly 20 years ago and wat it might mean for all the data centers being built or proposed at the moment should they need to be shut down.
I'd even listen to Jive Bunny and the Master Mixers before I'd listen to Bad Bunny.
As others posted, this has been a thing for some time, but perhaps emphasized less in recent times until now. I know someone who lives in a ultra-liberal stronghold who makes social media posts parroting the liberal talking points while holding more moderate opinions when we discuss current happenings privately. It's all performative to prevent one's self from being cancelled or phonebooked over wrongthink.
With various cities and localities imposing their own taxes - especially sales taxes - on sales within their borders on top of any state taxes, I wonder how many of these food vendors are subject to such taxes and properly collect and pay them. State and local tax examinations aren't fun to deal with even when the examined party is found to be in full compliance. Safety and sanitation are equally reasonable concerns because a food poisoning outbreak from one or more food trucks during the Super Bowl would be a huge black eye for the host city and the companies involved.
Try? More like actually did seize power, numerous times. Mameluks, Jannisaries,etc. Jeets try to replicate this but are too bumbling and retarded to actually win here.
>if you agree to fight our war for us you may die, or you may live, depending on how the war goesSlave soldiers never made sense to me. Isn't the whole bargain of slavery that you do what you're told and you don't die? How does "go die or you'll die" manage to work...
You can blame pop culture from 10-25 years ago.
I can tolerate murder. But being Canadian? Yikes.
they should have a military again.
AND even with how far the Dems have gone, the absolute best they can do in terms of overall House seats gained from all this is a rough stalemate that still leans Republican by a seat or two. And that’s including Virginia and California where both redistricting efforts are on incredibly shaky legal footing (CA because the mapmaker admitted to a racial bias, VA because they did some really creepy shit to start the process in the first place)
It really says something about your ignorance when you post crap like this. Conservatives in the US are celebrating Takaichi's election as (a) She's an ally of, and was endorsed by, Trump; (b) This weekend's election shows Japan is moving further right, both politically and socially; and (c) Takaichi has enthusiastically supported Taiwan and has threatened military response against China should they invade.
Depends on the pol, depends on the election cycle. The LDP is moving further right now than it has in some decades, forced by the recent successes of the Sanseito and Conservative parties.
(Context: In this scene, she's celebrating the USA nuking Russia)