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by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:19am PST |
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Alright, on reflection I think it is worthwhile to examine my motives. What's interesting about WWI to me?
1) The shocking combination of 19th century mentality with 20th century equipment. It's easy to make fun of the Chinese army in the 60s, ready to drop nuclear weapons on their enemies and then ride in on horses. But that's almost what these guys were doing.
2) What I consider to be the crimes committed by both sides, the delusion and insanity at the top levels of the command structures, and how they prevented their civilian governments from knowing how out of control they and the war had become. Remember: journalists were never permitted to cover the war in any meaningful way. Communications, or the almost total lack of it in all aspects -- or perhaps in some case total perversion of it -- is a defining feature of this conflict.
3) . . . I'm abandoning this numbered list already.
I really want to visit the places where humanity collectively lost its sanity and thought it was OK, and to wonder about the nature of warfare and civilization. Hunter-gatherers murder each other left and right, at a much higher rate than the worst American cities. When they fight other tribes, it's really nothing like what nations of citizens do to each other, and I don't mean scale. Is warfare in a way a replacement (perhaps overall an improvement?) of that mode of living? There are lots of other questions to consider too, about technology and the future and . . . stuff.
Anyway, your mom. :( |
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Planning a summer vacation to France in 2014 by laudablepuss 02/20/2012, 7:16am PST 
I'm going to Risa to read my book and go spelunking! NT by Jean Luc Picard 02/20/2012, 8:54am PST
I think "spelunking" is a euphemism on Risa. Be careful, buddy. NT by laudablepuss 02/20/2012, 9:25am PST
Re: Planning a summer vacation to France in 2014 by Mysterio Jones 02/20/2012, 10:44am PST
Are you planning a China trip for the 100th anniversy of Nanking rape? by fabio 02/21/2012, 12:08am PST
Haha ok by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 12:15am PST
Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by Inside the mind of Laudable 02/21/2012, 12:49am PST
Did I log into the citizens against civil war reenactment forum? NT by Worm 02/21/2012, 1:06am PST
Most civill war reenactors are racist gun nuts. They should be shunned. NT by fact 02/21/2012, 1:53am PST
True. NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:20am PST
Yeah but there's nothing inherently wrong with the reenactment. by Worm 02/21/2012, 10:50am PST
Re: Yeah but there's nothing inherently wrong with the reenactment. by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:26pm PST
Gettysburg! by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:19am PST
Re: Gettysburg! by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 6:28am PST
A museum dares to have a gift shop, but North & South ... that's fucking art. by Worm 02/22/2012, 7:53am PST
doesn't that pretty much describe the american revolution by Rafiki 02/22/2012, 11:54am PST
Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 1:14am PST
Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:19am PST
Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? by Mischief Professional 02/21/2012, 6:24pm PST
Yeah that's a really disgusting thing only armchair enthusiasts would say by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:44am PST
I don't know that I would blame the armchair enthusiasts... by Mischief Professional 02/22/2012, 12:09pm PST
Re: I don't know that I would blame the armchair enthusiasts... by fabio 02/22/2012, 1:03pm PST
War implies consent by both parties involved. NT by Mischief Professional 02/22/2012, 1:35pm PST
I dunno about that. But if that was true of any war . . . by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 4:55pm PST
I'm not sure Poland would agree by fabio 02/26/2012, 11:33am PST
^not unlike NT by fabio 02/26/2012, 11:34am PST
Re: I don't know that I would blame the armchair enthusiasts... by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 4:48pm PST
Yes one sided slaughter is different from mutual slaughter. NT by Worm 02/22/2012, 12:30pm PST
Sorry I didn't describe how: one is one sided the other isn't NT by Worm 02/22/2012, 12:31pm PST
Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by Laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:27am PST
Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 2:29am PST
Re: Birthdays vs atrocity tourism. What's the difference? NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 10:42am PST
Serious question by fabio 02/21/2012, 4:36pm PST
I still don't understand how those are analogous to World War 1. NT by Worm 02/21/2012, 5:25pm PST
How is building a teeth necklace different from collecting severed limbs? NT by fabio 02/21/2012, 5:59pm PST
Re: How is building a teeth necklace different from collecting severed limbs? by fabio 02/21/2012, 6:14pm PST
A+ would converse with again NT by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:16pm PST
Re: Serious question by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:15pm PST
How are they different? by fabio 02/21/2012, 6:23pm PST
Re: How are they different? by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 6:31pm PST
Where was this fabio when CoD came out? NT by Worm 02/21/2012, 11:46pm PST
You're above the question. Nice. by fabio 02/22/2012, 5:37am PST
Re: You're above the question. Nice. by laudablepuss 02/22/2012, 6:25am PST
why be interested in anything rather than anything else? NT by albear camoo 02/21/2012, 6:31pm PST
The Hurt Locker dudes need to make a WWI movie NT by Roop 02/22/2012, 6:56am PST
Going to the German speaking parts of France for that extra WWI ironic goodness? NT by Mischief Professional 02/21/2012, 6:42pm PST
Re: Going to the German speaking parts of France for that extra WWI ironic goodn by laudablepuss 02/21/2012, 7:11pm PST
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