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Hello world,

My name is not Monster Truck II and I was not born in 1920. But here is something about me that I feel comfortable sharing. I studied physics and computer science at college and enjoy reading (history, politics, and economics) and listening to music.

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May 20	comment	Why didn't the Arab states industrialize? @T.E.D. On target. Yes, that's what I was looking for.
May 18	comment	Why didn't the Arab states industrialize? Someone somewhere on this site once remarked that one not ask why did country X not industrialise but rather why did Europe industrialise. Cannot find a link to that comment though.
Apr 7	awarded	Yearling
Feb 21	comment	What was the legal framework in Ancient and Medieval India? How was justice delivered/ensured? Say I had a dispute over land ownership did I go to a city official?
Dec 19	awarded	Nice Question
Dec 10	comment	Qin's use of the number six Mr. Keay and I conversed this weekend and together concluded that cun is the right answer. Will explain more in a separate answer as the way we concluded is important but I think you deserve the credit for the correct answer.
Dec 10	accepted	Qin's use of the number six
Dec 9	comment	Did the blanket pardon from 'The Three Musketeers' exist in real life? @Anixx We need a source that says cardinals didn't have powers to give exemptions from the law. In almost all Catholic countries that wasn't the case in the medieval ages --the papal power was paramount to that of the sovereign's in religious matters and cardinals frequently used to bend things so as to make them "religious matters". See also Henry VIII's clash with the pope.
Dec 6	comment	Italian History from 1870-1913: Why did Italy have such a hard time becoming a Great Power like Germany @Person How is that relevant? Credentials mean nothing --verifiable facts are all that matter and they can come from a farmer or a doctor.
Dec 5	comment	Qin's use of the number six I am reaching out to Mr. Keay himself. I will post an answer if he replies.
Dec 5	comment	Why did the USA take no action to help Pakistan during their 1971 war against India? Also --and this is a personal hypothesis --US wouldn't have wanted a direct armed conflict with a nuclear USSR (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…). The latter sent a nuclear sub into the Indian Ocean soon after the former deployed their warships there.
Dec 5	comment	Why did the USA take no action to help Pakistan during their 1971 war against India? Simple answer because it was not in their interest. Kissinger answers this exact question in his documentary (although very vaguely). I can't recall the exact text so refraining from replying --but if anyone has that documentary they can post what he said here.
Dec 4	comment	Qin's use of the number six The Qin's were around 221 B.C.
Dec 4	comment	Qin's use of the number six Was the cun used around that age or was that a later addition?
Dec 2	comment	Was there an assassination attempt against Xerxes in the battle of Thermopylae? +1. One of the most comprehensive answers on this SE.
Dec 2	revised	Qin's use of the number six added 331 characters in body
Dec 2	asked	Qin's use of the number six
Dec 1	comment	Recognition of Palestine? Let's all settle in Ethiopia?
Nov 30	comment	Recognition of Palestine? Excellent question. Awaiting replies from experts on mid-east here before posting my own. I expect many replies here.
Nov 25	comment	How was Israel able to build a powerful military within days of the formation of the state? @Russell That you answered --mass conscription. But an army is more than people. The infrastructure existed already.