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Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 09:16:30 PM

That appeared on my feed.
Jewish and Muslim girl make videos.
I'm a bit tired, but I laughed for a while.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Daxa4HWNq/

#2

Off the Record / Re: Refractory Gauls, or the F...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 08:42:06 PM

'Using the violent video game strawman, 5 or 6 hours a day killing people, leading to a predory logic conditions people', or so he claims.
Macron has a history of blaming video games; a previous attempt was the one using video games as a cause for suburban (banlieue) rioting.

If a youth spend 5 or 6 hours every day in front of a screen, no matter what he/she does, there might lie the problem.

Adults may need to work, 11-12 years old aren't supposed to be on their tables for this long, or playing Roblox.

#3

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by viper37 - Today at 08:32:09 PM

Since BB is back...

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Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Valmy - Today at 06:41:25 PM

Just look at what a comparatively minnow like Israel did to Iran in one day. That's minuscule compared to what the US can do. No-one can stand up to the US in those kinds of operations, not one chance for anyone.

A lengthy occupation on the other hand, there they can be beaten, historically at least. The US used to care about laws of war and hearts and minds and shit. If they go full Russia and bust kill everyone no-one has a chance with that either.

 

Color me skeptical our current band of corrupt buffoons can dominate everybody with ruthless efficiency.

#5

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Zoupa - Today at 06:09:28 PM

I listened to a podcast interviewing a Cold War Viggen pilot. They normally flew around with the Soviets and generally felt that they had the upper hand and felt a bit superior. And then Nato had a big exercise with US planes stationed in Oslo and exercises close to the Swedish west coast, so naturally the Viggens were sent out. Apparently that wasn't quite as fun as going up against the Reds...

By which I mean is that nothing will matter when it comes to the US, no-one has any chance what so ever.

And Kyiv will fall in 3 days.

#6

Off the Record / Re: Refractory Gauls, or the F...

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 05:50:06 PM

Further French impact of the Epstein affair - this time Fabrice Aidan who was a senior diplomat in the Quai d'Orsay and later posted to the UN. Like Mandelson it seems he was passing sensitive information to Epstein, including, while working at the UN, confidential Security Council documents.

Like Mandelson I think he has since left "public service" (to the extent he was ever in service to the public) to work in the private sector, I believe for Engie.

I think French police have now launched several investigations into people from revelations from Epstein files (it is very unhelpful/unsatisfactory the way this is coming out), including Aidan.

#7

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by Grey Fox - Today at 05:43:15 PM

Just making stuff up now to avoid acknowledging the pre-2025 situation and the death clauses of the citizenship act.

Will you also ignore people celebrating their citizenship in the coming months?

#8

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 05:42:35 PM

Didn't work for the US.  But didn't work so great for the Vietnamese either, or the Cambodians, or Laotians  . . .

[If they go full Russia and bust kill everyone no-one has a chance with that either.]

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Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by mongers - Today at 05:25:13 PM

Just look at what a comparatively minnow like Israel did to Iran in one day. That's minuscule compared to what the US can do. No-one can stand up to the US in those kinds of operations, not one chance for anyone.

A lengthy occupation on the other hand, there they can be beaten, historically at least. The US used to care about laws of war and hearts and minds and shit. If they go full Russia and bust kill everyone no-one has a chance with that either.

Didn't work for them in Vietnam though.

#10

Off the Record / Re: Grand unified books thread

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 04:52:08 PM

Yes. A lot has been done on the Haitian Revolution in the last few years - and a lot has been made to make it accessible in English. Quite a bit isn't as great a read as The Black Jacobin, but maybe you'd like Ada Ferrer's Freedom's Mirror, which is about the Revolution's impact on Cuba.

Thanks! I'll certainly take a look.

And I should say I'm not expecting James to be definitive - my personal experience of it as such a great book is more about style.

Finished both books and they ended strongly, in Black Spartacus I particularly enjoyed the last chapter on his receptions and versions of Louverture - so definitely be of interest to see the book about impact in Cuba.

Just ordered this book:

Looks very interesting.