Opium War

Oh NOW Marx is a credible person?
>Bullied
Bullied? Nobody forced them into wars that bankrupted them, nobody forced them to have such a large demand for tea. That was self inflicted

And bullshit laws or not that was still the law, what they needed to do was find something the Chinese wanted that was legal. But nope drug money it is and then when China cracks down on the drug they somehow think that they are on a position to cry.

Typical perfidious albion behavior.

Chinese are notorious addicts and gambler. The British weren't there to be playing moral guardians.

but it's funny that China goes into communism when its poster child says the Brits dindu nuffin.

>Chinese are notorious addicts
That is why opium was banned in China, and it worked well until the British showed up.

China hordes currencies and disregards intellectual property, some of them want to smoke opium which frees up some silver. The British are happy to oblige.

Emperor does autistic screeching, it's not very effective.

China was a much larger nation that had been a center of world power for centuries. If they couldn't defend themselves because of their backwards social policies I don't see how that's the fault of Britain.

If your more powerful you can justify anything. Nobody gives a shit.

>muh free trade, it doesn't matter if it's drugs
now the dog is biting them

The fun part is the Anglos maymayed that they "opened China."

When in reality the Dutch, the French, the Portuguese, and the Spanish have been trading with the Chinks non-stop. The European concessions was pretty much everyone responding to Britain's assholery by securing a spot in China.

Pic related. Qing "Isolationism."

Might makes right

If in doubt it is somehow Germany's fault

as should be recalled, the Chinese state on many occasions thwarted the sovereignty of the British State, seizing numerous vessels without a care as to legality

the whole operation was only to ensure that free enterprise was respected

it had never been a center of world power you know

that claim is laughable

We want money, yo!

In those days you didnt need justification. How do the norwegians justify vikings?

since Norwegians did not exist...

Oh shit nigga, you got me there!
Guess that means the sin of the father DO pass to the son!

>muh recreational medicine

The weak should fear the strong

The difference between vikings and opium war is at least 1000 years

opium is really good

maybe if you need to interrupt pain impulses from your nerves

might as well be uncyclepedia

>China was a much larger nation that had been a center of world power for centuries.

China has never EVER been anything beyond a regional power. Prior to the 17th-18th century, there were no powers that could project force and influence economies on every continent. The only nations that have ever been world powers have been European (with the exception of the USA).

>Prior to the 17th-18th century, there were no powers that could project force and influence economies on every continent
Rome kind of did it, but Charles V defiantly did just that

Why does everything need to be justified? Why can it not be accepted as a thing that happened?

it can often follow as a response to those that see the need to recriminate for things that occurred centuries ago and are no longer in any stage of relevance

Because it was the right Ancap thing to do

truly the best ideology

Too bad the company memed too hard and got put down by the crown like a rabid dog

Casus belli

"gots to get paid nigga"

>China was a much larger nation that had been a center of world power for centuries.
you do know this is just a revisionist meme pushed by butthurt chingchongs right

>might is right

Edgy

Chinks are like incects

Edgy, but true.

Incects?

Incests?

Hmmmmmmmmmm

>but true
[Citation needed] although I agree. No such thing as morality, and therefore I am happy that the Brits got cucked out of Hong Kong.

You don't need casus belli against heathens.

Oh yeah?
So might is right? Except when it's the 21st century and Britain is getting invaded by it's colonial subjects.

>White genocide! Help pls!

Chinks tried to deprive their people of the right to buy British opium and kept a bunch of British merchants hostage.

The best Veeky Forums meme

SLITTY

>hi China we need a lot of tea
>sry you don't have anything we need
>opium introduced to China
>now we do
>no more opium in China!
>"no"
>fine, we will forbid you from using our ports and we will confiscate opium
>Brits attack

It was for money

This. Chinks love those yellow tops.

>that had been a center of world power for centuries.
t. Chinese american diaspora.

But opium was already illegal by the time the English started to sell it in the country

It was profitable.

>make a single statement on Veeky Forums
>get accused of being both for and against the subject in question

Can you fucking retards get anything right?

I know that feelfam.

I don't recall Rome having any influence in the Americas or Africa or Asia outside of small areas.

They projected power all over the world that they knew sure, but there are literally retarded tribes out there doing that right now.

Charles V? Eh maybe.

>make a single statement on Veeky Forums
>get accused of being both for and against the subject in question
>Can you fucking retards get anything right?

Shit nigga its almost as if Veeky Forums isnt one person but like a whole bunch of different people

Shut up me

>WE WUZ CHANGZ N SHIET meme was never valid because 200,000 chinks couldn't beat 19,000 brits

worth it.