Who would be the badasses?

I gotta say, Serbia/Yugoslavia would be a fierce contender. They almost don't understand a life without war. Russia is tough, considering they even resorted to cannabalism of children when the odds were put against them (Off the subject, Peter the Great is one person with whom I would have loved to hang out. Dang, there's another thread.). The Armenians are ready for anything, and they have a seriously bad yen for the Turks.

What is the collective impression? Thrall us with your sociopolitical acumen.

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Hmmm... interesting question. The Russians do have a fierce martial arts training program for their military, so I would bet on them.

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"It is extremely difficult for our contemporaries to conceive of the conditions of free banking because they take government interference with banking for granted and as necessary"

-- Ludwig von Mises

We would not have bonfire night in the UK, the long bow would be king

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Industrial production would still allow for large amounts of plate armor to be produced, making your long bow relatively ineffective at long ranges. (I have to be technical with stuff like this...it's a curse)

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"It is extremely difficult for our contemporaries to conceive of the conditions of free banking because they take government interference with banking for granted and as necessary"

-- Ludwig von Mises

Sort of like a period?

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"Some people have recurrent behavior issues" Catz, proof please?

Not all Religion is a load of bollocks,The United Church of the Latter Day Tangental Tarts is moist yet crisp

Im a Tart, What! you want some of this

Bodkin point beats plate armor.

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we would learn better ways to fight with swords. The killing would go on. It would just take a longer time.

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I would say the US we can just Carpet Spear anybody. We would still have the most Mechanized army just have a catapult installed over the Bradley fighting vehichle.

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Ideology: Self Preservation.

No gunpowder [guns]? The crime rate would go up.

The knife and crossbow markets would go through the roof.

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