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Polikarpov: Jun 1, 2013; Keep it between the buoys

Arquinsiel posted:

"Imperial Balkania", obviously

7th Rome!

# ? Jul 31, 2015 03:17

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Nebakenezzer: Sep 13, 2005; The Mote in God's Eye

Splode posted:

Chinese Romanisation systems are probably a big part of why hardly anybody outside China knows any Chinese history. Pinyin is a train wreck.

I was under the assumption that the reason for this was that the guy behind Chinese Romanization was some unbelievably eccentric Oxford don type who defended the right to write down "Daoism" as "Taoism" till his dying breath and he was just exhausting to deal with and in the end nobody could be bothered.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 03:22

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Greater Illyria

# ? Jul 31, 2015 03:29

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

Greater Illyria

Funny you should say that, Illyria was the name of the first South-Slavic unification project, in fact. The idea began as early as the early modern period, though it didn't reach maturity until its revival by Croatian intellectuals in the early 19th century.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 03:37

Frostwerks: Sep 24, 2007; by Lowtax

P-Mack posted:

General Zuo Zongtang did not actually invent that chicken dish, though.

Let the record show I have grave doubts about "Colonel" Sander's military credentials.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 04:36

Zorak of Michigan: Jun 10, 2006

He was a Kentucky colonel, which should not be confused with anything respectable, but yet is not technically fake.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 04:43

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Kind of like being Colonel in Chief of a regiment I guess.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 04:47

JcDent: May 13, 2013; Give me a rifle, one round, and point me at Berlin!

TheLovablePlutonis posted:

Greater Illyria

The Greater United Republic Of Mountains And More Mountains.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 04:49

Tias: May 25, 2008; Pictured: the patron saint of internet political arguments (probably)

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Baklavoltron.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 07:35

dublish: Oct 31, 2011

Kebabistan.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 07:43

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dublish posted:

Kebabistan.

This is actually the name of a popular chain of kebab joints here in Denmark! It's Egyptian-owned, though.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 07:54

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

Tias posted:

This is actually the name of a popular chain of kebab joints here in Denmark! It's Egyptian-owned, though.

[mapthread]
The founder of the Muhammad Ali dynasty of Egypt was an Albanian, so it counts.
[/mapthread]

# ? Jul 31, 2015 10:10

Nenonen: Oct 22, 2009; Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

P-Mack posted:

Megaslavia.

That sounds like a Serbian Megadeth tribute band.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 10:23

Frostwerks: Sep 24, 2007; by Lowtax

Jobbo_Fett posted:

...Aryan Hegemony?

# ? Jul 31, 2015 11:16

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Frostwerks posted:

...Aryan Hegemony?

poo poo... he believed in 2 AH's then!

Alternative Healing

# ? Jul 31, 2015 11:51

Trin Tragula: Apr 22, 2005

100 Years Ago

Not just one, but two of those lovely/terrible maps that I know you lot are so very fond of. We're using them to investigate the plan for a breakout at ANZAC Cove, with Suvla Bay to follow tomorrow. Meanwhile, Herbert Sulzbach continues moving forward past his old battlefields, and the Siege of Saisi enters its final phase.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 13:05

JcDent: May 13, 2013; Give me a rifle, one round, and point me at Berlin!

There was no reason to fight Japan, rly

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:06

Klaus88: Jan 23, 2011; Violence has its own economy, therefore be thoughtful and precise in your investment

JcDent posted:

There was no reason to fight Japan, rly

Goddamn weeaboos! :freep:

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:11

Thanqol: Feb 15, 2012; because our character has the 'poet' trait, this update shall be told in the format of a rap battle.

Can someone tell me about flamethrowers? I'm looking to do a bit of writing about them and want to know all I can.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:16

V. Illych L.: Apr 11, 2008; ASK ME ABOUT LUMBER

Thanqol posted:

Can someone tell me about flamethrowers? I'm looking to do a bit of writing about them and want to know all I can.

they're bad, op

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:32

Rodrigo Diaz: Apr 16, 2007; Knights who are at the wars eat their bread in sorrow;
their ease is weariness and sweat;
they have one good day after many bad

The Land That Hates Vowels, or in the local tongue Kmrtsv Prtchny

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:37

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

JcDent posted:

There was no reason to fight Japan, rly

quote:

Q: In what sense?

A: Well, he was of the opinion that it was necessary to fight Hitler and Germany, and I agree with him completely. And Hitler and Germany were a starkly and unarguably evil sort of political development in Europe. But when it came to the Japanese, I think he was, he couldn�t understand why it was necessary to fight Japan. What were we actually trying to accomplish?

I need to cut something all of a sudden.

PART 2 posted:

Q: Do you have any take on the Nanking Massacre?

A: I agree I think with � on I think my take is probably different than Okawa Sensei. I remember translating his speeches about Nanking, and I disagree with him in that sense very much. There�s a very good book about � this forced abduction and sex slaves is just not true. It�s simply not true. But there�s a really good book, I�m sure you know of it, it�s � I agree with Hata Ikuhiko Sensei largely. I read this book by Higashinakano, and so I think I have to make a distinction here. The book, The Rape of Nanking, the book itself I think is deeply flawed and many of the photographs that appear in that book I think are probably not from Nanking even though they are gruesome photographs, they�re just awful, I mean the pictures like this of all the people it�s awful.

Jobbo_Fett fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Jul 31, 2015

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:40

xthetenth: Dec 30, 2012; Mario wasn't sure if this Jeb guy was a good influence on Yoshi.

Holy poo poo, he's basically weeb David Irving.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:56

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

I want that guy to get murdered.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 14:57

Throatwarbler: Nov 17, 2008; by vyelkin

Anyone who goes around unironically referring to people as "sensei" during English language correspondence almost certainly should be used for bayonet practice.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 15:09

Animal: Apr 8, 2003

It has everything! He even throws shade at FDR for being a potential dirty commie

# ? Jul 31, 2015 15:10

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Klaus88 posted:

Goddamn weeaboos!

Seems to be the website of some cult actually. Click onto the About section.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 15:13

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Arquinsiel posted:

Seems to be the website of some cult actually. Click onto the About section.

quote:

The Liberty Web is a place for those seeking the enlightenment of Master Ryuho Okawa.　

quote:

Master Okawa, founder of Happy Science, is a living Buddha of the 21st century and a World Teacher of True Happiness. In the tradition of Shakyamuni Buddha, Jesus Christ, Confucius, and Moses, Master Okawa teaches the Truth and the principles that bring people true happiness and open the path to a new and better era. His teachings incorporate all truths discovered by enlightened humans that have become shining beacons of light throughout human history and creates new guiding principles necessary for contemporary society to live in peace, harmony and prosperity.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 15:20

Rabhadh: Aug 26, 2007

How can you not like something called Happy Science, sign me up

# ? Jul 31, 2015 15:37

Klaus88: Jan 23, 2011; Violence has its own economy, therefore be thoughtful and precise in your investment

I fail to see how that has any effect on the accuracy of my statement about "goddamn weeaboos :freep:

# ? Jul 31, 2015 15:56

Acebuckeye13: Nov 2, 2010; Ultra Carp

JcDent posted:

There was no reason to fight Japan, rly

This is amazingly terrible

# ? Jul 31, 2015 16:11

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Weab retard posted:

Q: Do you have any take on the Nanking Massacre?

A: I agree I think with � on I think my take is probably different than Okawa Sensei. I remember translating his speeches about Nanking, and I disagree with him in that sense very much. There�s a very good book about � this forced abduction and sex slaves is just not true. It�s simply not true. But there�s a really good book, I�m sure you know of it, it�s � I agree with Hata Ikuhiko Sensei largely. I read this book by Higashinakano, and so I think I have to make a distinction here. The book, The Rape of Nanking, the book itself I think is deeply flawed and many of the photographs that appear in that book I think are probably not from Nanking even though they are gruesome photographs, they�re just awful, I mean the pictures like this of all the people it�s awful.

Why could this guys ancestors not be the ones with bamboo spears shoved up their anus so they could die before begetting his dumb rear end, and non-terrible people go free? :sigh:

# ? Jul 31, 2015 16:25

Tomn: Aug 23, 2007; And the angel said unto him
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
But lo he could not. For the angel was hitting him with his own hands

quote:

Q: I think America has a tendency to demand total surrender, looking at Iraq, Vietnam, and back on history. I wonder why it demands total surrender.

A: I�m trying to figure it out, I really can�t figure it because to my mind, it begins in the Civil War, this policy of total surrender. I thinking of calling the article The Yankee Way of War because it�s not a particularly, it�s not a European phenomenon, total surrender, most European wars have been negotiated peaces, ended in negotiated peaces, and the South was ready to negotiate, right?

In some ways perhaps I don�t know, perhaps it�s a Puritan legacy. I was thinking because the Puritans were distinctly Yankee, right, which is sort of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, those sort of upper northeast states, which from a Southern perspective seems to me to be quite foreign, that sort of the Yankee way of looking at things by Yankee I mean northeastern. That way of war continued after the Civil War all the way West. If you look at the way the Americans fought the Native Americans, it was quite brutal and there was no negotiation, there was simply, if you lose, you lose everything.

jeeeeeeeezus christ

Somehow the bit I find most annoying about all this is the way they failed to edit out all his awkward stammering and backtracking that makes him look like even more of a putz than he is, not to mention a chore to read.

A close second is the way the interviewer asks clearly leading questions, though.

If the Ph.D he's trying out for is at all history-related, good luck upgrading from candidate, bubbo.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 17:14

bewbies: Sep 23, 2003; Fun Shoe

This is probably debatable but I'd argue the terms of surrender for the ACW were probably the most generous we've seen in a modern war between major combatants.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 17:18

sullat: Jan 9, 2012

bewbies posted:

This is probably debatable but I'd argue the terms of surrender for the ACW were probably the most generous we've seen in a modern war between major combatants.

1783 Peace of Paris was pretty generous. We let the defeated party keep their king, their colonies, their empire.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 17:23

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

sullat posted:

1783 Peace of Paris was pretty generous. We let the defeated party keep their king, their colonies, their empire.

lol

# ? Jul 31, 2015 17:37

Arquinsiel: Jun 1, 2006; "There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first."

God Bless Margaret Thatcher
God Bless England
RIP My Iron Lady

Tomn posted:

jeeeeeeeezus christ

Somehow the bit I find most annoying about all this is the way they failed to edit out all his awkward stammering and backtracking that makes him look like even more of a putz than he is, not to mention a chore to read.

A close second is the way the interviewer asks clearly leading questions, though.

If the Ph.D he's trying out for is at all history-related, good luck upgrading from candidate, bubbo.

I suspect his Ph.D is in "Japan Studies" from Happy Science U, and thus nobody cares. Also, turns out that this Ryuho Okawa fellah has been targeted for assassination in the past by Aum Shinrikyo so... yeah, I think we can safely be sure he'll get his doctorate from these guys as long as he toes the line.

Holy gently caress! He's also the re-incarnation of Yoda. OBJECTIONS WITHDRAWN SIGN ME THE gently caress UP.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 17:43

Slim Jim Pickens: Jan 16, 2012

Tomn posted:

If the Ph.D he's trying out for is at all history-related, good luck upgrading from candidate, bubbo.

Well, now that you mention it...

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/blogs.detail/display/1045/Ph-D-candidate-has-meltdown-over-required-diversity-training.html

# ? Jul 31, 2015 18:43

Klaus88: Jan 23, 2011; Violence has its own economy, therefore be thoughtful and precise in your investment

Slim Jim Pickens posted:

Well, now that you mention it...

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/blogs.detail/display/1045/Ph-D-candidate-has-meltdown-over-required-diversity-training.html

So what are these sort of seminars like and are they worth throwing a public shitfit over in the first place?

# ? Jul 31, 2015 18:47

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Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Slim Jim Pickens posted:

Well, now that you mention it...

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/blogs.detail/display/1045/Ph-D-candidate-has-meltdown-over-required-diversity-training.html

~~Is it just me or does that website not have a scrollbar on the right? Only ways I could get to the rest of the article was either hitting space or tab.~~

Nevermind, weird bug apparently.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 18:53

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