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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: February 18, 2019, 10:23:34 am »

The question is, do you really want to spend your whole career patrolling the demilitarized zone between the Federal Army and the Free American Forces somewhere in rural Pennsylvania?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: February 17, 2019, 12:19:46 pm »

it would be the final nail in the coffin of this accursed union.

If ever.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: February 08, 2019, 10:56:35 pm »

I honestly hope he'll get elected. Better than Tymoshenko or Poroshenko.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: February 01, 2019, 06:40:09 pm »

I'm also not unemployed, but I appreciate the concern for my financial and mental well-being.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: February 01, 2019, 04:13:21 pm »

Do British people have a specific preference in which outside group to blame for their problems, or is it entirely context-dependent?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: February 01, 2019, 02:23:35 pm »

You will have alienated a major economy on your doorstep

Yeah, and it will definitly hurt us. But I fail to see how, logically, the UK will be hurt comparatively less. You're not just gonna WTO trade with us, but also with the rest of the world. How will it be bad for us, but not for you?

If the populist/nationalist parties pooled their MEPs then they'd currently be the the 3rd biggest in the EU "Parliament".

Yeah. But they don't.

What a shame it would be if a literal neo-Nazi from Eastern Europe became President of the EU Commission in 2024

Now you're just writing a fan-fiction.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 31, 2019, 08:03:22 pm »

Yeah. No. I know that a lot of people fall for the 'the deal is bad because the EU wants to scare people into submission' but that ignores the pretty clear fact that in none of the 27 member states there is a government even considering leaving the European Union and the single market. What country would leave? Poland has 90% support for European Union membership. Italy isn't even considering leaving the Euro anymore. The German AfD leadership is trying to kick leaving the EU from their party platform. Hungarian politicians need to be able to afford their mansions.

For some reason, the British can't just come to terms with the fact that a better deal is not possible and if it were, the EU and the EU27 are under absolutely no obligation to give it to them. I know a lot of people say that the EU could do this or that, but fact is they're not going to and if your only responds is 'WELL THAT'S COS YOU'RE EVIL' it pretty much shows how dilusional you are.  Our prime minister literally just tweeted this.

Spoke with @JunckerEU. #Brexit now in final fase. The EU is united; the Withdrawal Agreement is the best and only deal on the table. Awaiting proposal from UK that is acceptable to EU and will enable ratfication in the UK.

That's coming from what is perhaps the most pragmatic, market-friendly European leader in a country that has arguebly the most to lose from a hard Brexit. We're heading full steam ahead to the poo, and the only strategy the British politician seem to have is to prepare to blame the European Union. Like I said before, it would be pretty funny if it wouldn't hit us so hard as well. Ironic, considering we have been close allies within European Union, NATO and as trading partners. Cheers.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 31, 2019, 07:33:34 pm »

Hey how is Brexit going?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 30, 2019, 11:59:40 am »

I think we just spend the last page agreeing with eachother but with a lot of words.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 30, 2019, 11:48:11 am »

Your social science studies are showing

Well, yes, obviously. That was the point.

I know what definition the military uses, but that definition itself didn't fall from the sky and has implications on the way we think about the role of soldiers. If 'Anyone who can be expected under normal circumstances to come under direct fire' is the definition of combat, then I can place questionmarks on the precise definition of 'be expected', 'normal circumstances' and 'direct fire'. Even 'anyone' can have different meanings. And then you can go down the micro-level and argue the precise role of micro units or even individuals. I mean, I shouldn't say we should, because what you need (and have) is a workable definition. But it's not clear and defined, except for the people who decide what it is, and tell you what it is.

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 29, 2019, 02:41:54 pm »

It depends on what you define as combat, though. You can use an incredibly broad definition ('Anyone who is in an active combat zone', or even 'Anyone carrying or managing a weapon') or a very narrow one ('Anyone who can be expected under normal circumstances to come under direct fire'). But even that leaves a large grey area.
If (I'm just talking layman terms here) you're an engineer, your job is not to fight people but to support those who do. But a combat engineer is still quite likely to come indirect or even direct fire, despite fighting not being their primary job. But imagine being in a large-caliber artillery unit. The changes of you coming under direct fire are small, but you are, unlike the engineer, actively trying to kill people. When does your supporting become fighting, and when does your fighting become supporting?

Lmao, video footage has emerged of a shirtless Bernie Sanders singing Soviet propaganda songs with a group of Russians.
https://twitter.com/TopRopeTravis/status/1089909214213038081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

And the clear relevancy of this video is...

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 27, 2019, 12:46:39 pm »

Conscription?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 26, 2019, 07:43:41 pm »

You think people join the army because they want to use weapon systems in real combat and for 'the glory of going to war'?

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Off Topic / Re: The General Political Thread

« on: January 22, 2019, 10:16:37 pm »

Because they desperately need people.

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News & Announcements / Re: Developer Blog 38 - Battle Cry of Freedom Part 9

« on: January 21, 2019, 04:23:28 pm »

What is the maximum 'thickness' of the show in the game?