EUROPEAN EXPANSION DUE TO THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO ISLAM —“European colon

EUROPEAN EXPANSION DUE TO THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE TO ISLAM

—“European colonial expansion was spurred on by the loss of Constantinople and trade with the East. Columbus would have had no major need to sail the ocean blue in 1492 if Constantinople hadn’t fallen in 1453.”—

Correct. Hence why Italy fell from commercial centrality, and the atlantic took over it, and the Hansa was unable to mature into the continental power we expected from the holy roman (german) empire.

—“Colonization I no different from conquest, and conquest is itself for the purpose of creating a back-up habitat or niche.

I do not see how you can outlaw conquest; it’s not like you can just make it illegal.”—Don Miguel

Not sure how you got there. I wouldn’t and didn’t say that There is nothing to outlaw. Conquest and colonization is just war, and we cannot outlaw war. Peace is just war by other means.

instead what i say is that some civilizations are parasitic and destructive (islam, gypsies, jews). Some are slow conquerors (china’s gradual borg-like-assimmilation), some are consolidators (india). And some have not yet consolidated (africa).

P-law is negativa: we need a reason NOT to conquer, colonize, or replace others who are irreciprocal. reciprocity is the only reason.