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Keiichi81 28 points ago +28 / -0

I don't get how a nation that at one point was one of the most advanced and civilized societies on the planet became what it is today.

Oh, right. Communism.

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WOLOLOOO_v2 9 points ago +9 / -0

Was it ever civilized?

Yin Ziqi had besieged the city for a long time. The food in the city had run out. The dwellers traded their children to eat and cooked bodies of the dead. Fears were spread and worse situations were expected. At this time, Zhang Xun took his concubine out and killed her in front of his soldiers in order to feed them. He said, "You have been working hard at protecting this city for the country wholeheartedly. Your loyalty is uncompromised despite the long-lasting hunger. Since I can't cut out my own flesh to feed you, how can I keep this woman and just ignore the dangerous situation?" All the soldiers cried, and they did not want to eat. Zhang Xun ordered them to eat the flesh. Afterwards, they caught the women in the city. After the women were run out, they turned to old and young males. 20,000 to 30,000 people were eaten. People always remained loyal.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Suiyang

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baggerts 4 points ago +4 / -0

I'm going to say that they were one of the most changeless societies in all of humanity, like ancient Egypt. They did this by keeping their people subservient and ignorant.

Changeless also looks peaceful. It is easy to think that peaceful equals advanced, but look more closely and you will see that bacteria cultures are peaceful.