I don`t people understand how dominate Europe used to be

I don`t people understand how dominate Europe used to be Mar 2, 2020 3:48:00 GMT paislene likes this

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Post by gameboy on Mar 2, 2020 3:48:00 GMT

Mar 1, 2020 22:03:03 GMT paislene said:

I think we're in agreement somewhat , Gameboy . History is surely a story of conquest . And
I'm not disputing Feologild's assertion of european intellect . I was just pointing out that
with the spread of european influence , their hold on that power was maintained by cruelty .

You do underestimate the conquests of the Mongols though . Even today throughout Russia and
right to the Western European borders , there are many Russians with the mongolian features
in their appearance , and many who recount that their ancestry goes back to Ghengis Khan .
This was also the leader who conquered all of China , which is bigger than the USA , and
unified that nation . There are many sites throughout China that hold reminders of that age .

I don't what the Mongol's religion is . Out of interest, I might try and find out about that .

Feologild is talking more about genetics and traits , the difference between races I believe .

The Spanish could be brutal. The Aztecs could be brutal. But if you focus only on the brutality of the Europeans, you also ignore the enormous benefits they gave to all the people they conquered. Without exposure to European progressivism, the indigenous Americans would never have had electric lights. And the Chinese would never have had a cure for polio. No one would be living in democratic societies.

And you're right. The Mongols left their genetic impact on the Russians and other eastern Europeans. Google a pic of Russian dictator Leonid Brezhnev. That man looked more East Asian than white. But culturally, the Mongols left little behind. This goes to my point about the unrivaled strength of European civilization.

I do know the Mongols eventually adopted the same style of Lamaist Buddhism practiced in Tibet. It's a religion I have studied and greatly admire. But at the time of Genghis Khan I do not believe the Mongols had fully embraced Buddhism.