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Postby Sovaal » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:54 am

Veleth wrote:Definitely not, because wars today are fought for petty reasons and have lost all honor that they might have had.

Hahahahahahahahahaha, ah man, ‘honor’, hahahaha, man you crack me up.

Tell me of an ‘honorable’ war from the past. As a heads up they’re few and far between.
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Postby The Krogan » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:56 am

Sovaal wrote:
Veleth wrote:Definitely not, because wars today are fought for petty reasons and have lost all honor that they might have had.

Hahahahahahahahahaha, ah man, ‘honor’, hahahaha, man you crack me up.

Tell me of an ‘honorable’ war from the past. As a heads up they’re few and far between.


The Great Emu war is about the only one I can think of.
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Postby Sunstruck » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:56 am

Magheraat wrote:
Risottia wrote:I never understood why countries (except Israel) don't draft women, too.

Physically and mentally weaker, less disciplined, they're less likely to sacrifice themselves for the greater good or something, etc. Plus war means casualties and you need women to replenish them by giving birth to men and if women will take part in the fighting, then it would make this process much slower.

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Postby Sovaal » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:59 am

The Krogan wrote:
Sovaal wrote:Hahahahahahahahahaha, ah man, ‘honor’, hahahaha, man you crack me up.

Tell me of an ‘honorable’ war from the past. As a heads up they’re few and far between.


The Great Emu war is about the only one I can think of.

Truly a conflict of honor and glory. May they feast in Valhalla.
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No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is
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Winston Churchill, 1947.

"Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon – so long as there is no answer to it – gives claws to the weak.” - George Orwell

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Postby Gospel Power » Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:59 am

Maybe

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Postby Magheraat » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:02 pm

Sunstruck wrote:this site doesn't like trolls

That's not trolling, that's the truth, whether you like it or not. And if you're so easily offended, than you probably shouldn't be here.

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Postby Prusswitonsiakekingkailand » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:04 pm

Sovaal wrote:
The Krogan wrote:
The Great Emu war is about the only one I can think of.

Truly a conflict of honor and glory. May they feast in Valhalla.

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Postby Fartsniffage » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:07 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Arlenton wrote:The fuck kind of Army uses submarines?

Maybe they mixed up the navy and army?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27 ... _Army_Navy

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Postby Prusswitonsiakekingkailand » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:10 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Maybe they mixed up the navy and army?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27 ... _Army_Navy

Huh, I guess if the Europeans are the first to make land ships, the Chinese get to be the first to make land subs.

Unless these are the North Koreans, who i'm pretty sure share a very similar name military wise.
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:11 pm

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Postby -United Republic of Freedonia » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:15 pm

With my country's current government, no. And i have some issues that mean i can't go into service.

But if the only way to ensure my people's future is through blood and iron and i had the chance...
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:15 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Maybe they mixed up the navy and army?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27 ... _Army_Navy

Goddamnit China
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Postby Prusswitonsiakekingkailand » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:17 pm


Ah so it is China, only the Chinese would be crazy enough to put Submarines on wheels... wait how in gods name does that work? Does it just fire torpedo's at tanks?
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Postby Sunstruck » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:20 pm

Magheraat wrote:
Sunstruck wrote:this site doesn't like trolls

That's not trolling, that's the truth, whether you like it or not. And if you're so easily offended, than you probably shouldn't be here.

EDIT so much typos

Okay, now that is trolling.
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Postby Major-Tom » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:22 pm

Hadn't thought about it until recently. The Marines offer some stellar opportunities right off the bat, and several of my buddies signed up a while back and enjoy it. It's something to consider, but law school is still the top goal.

Edit: Now, in a hypothetical scenario where I'm drafted, I'll do it.
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Postby Kramanica » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:22 pm

Prusswitonsiakekingkailand wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:Goddamnit China

Ah so it is China, only the Chinese would be crazy enough to put Submarines on wheels... wait how in gods name does that work? Does it just fire torpedo's at tanks?

They call their armed forces the Army. Their actual army is the PLA Ground Forces.

Apparently they can't just call their military the armed forces like a normal country.
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Postby Prusswitonsiakekingkailand » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:22 pm

Sunstruck wrote:
Magheraat wrote:That's not trolling, that's the truth, whether you like it or not. And if you're so easily offended, than you probably shouldn't be here.

EDIT so much typos

Okay, now that is trolling.

The only person trolling is you, nothing about what Magheraat just said is trying to strike a nerve. And what he just said is right, if you so easily seem to have your nerves strung by discussions like this, you honestly shouldn't be here.
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Postby Major-Tom » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:22 pm

Magheraat wrote:
Risottia wrote:I never understood why countries (except Israel) don't draft women, too.

Physically and mentally weaker, less disciplined, they're less likely to sacrifice themselves for the greater good or something, etc. Plus war means casualties and you need women to replenish them by giving birth to men and if women will take part in the fighting, then it would make this process much slower.


Have you seen the IDF women? They kick some serious ass.

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Postby Prusswitonsiakekingkailand » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:24 pm

Kramanica wrote:
Prusswitonsiakekingkailand wrote:Ah so it is China, only the Chinese would be crazy enough to put Submarines on wheels... wait how in gods name does that work? Does it just fire torpedo's at tanks?

They call their armed forces the Army. Their actual army is the PLA Ground Forces.

Apparently they can't just call their military the armed forces like a normal country.

You know for the largest army in the world, you'd think they would organize themselves better, but instead end up having 4 different classifications of their army.
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Imperialist to the core, proud of my heritage even if I don't live up to it, if you so need to call me a -boo, call me a Kaiserboo, I enjoy anime, avid Polandball fan, i'm a ranting rambler, and I am a Monarchist

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Postby Pax Nerdvana » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:27 pm

Prusswitonsiakekingkailand wrote:
Kramanica wrote:They call their armed forces the Army. Their actual army is the PLA Ground Forces.

Apparently they can't just call their military the armed forces like a normal country.

You know for the largest army in the world, you'd think they would organize themselves better, but instead end up having 4 different classifications of their army.

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Postby Fartsniffage » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:33 pm

Kramanica wrote:
Prusswitonsiakekingkailand wrote:Ah so it is China, only the Chinese would be crazy enough to put Submarines on wheels... wait how in gods name does that work? Does it just fire torpedo's at tanks?

They call their armed forces the Army. Their actual army is the PLA Ground Forces.

Apparently they can't just call their military the armed forces like a normal country.


I imagine the naming convent makes more sense in Mandarin.

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Postby Ransium » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:35 pm

Sunstruck wrote:
Magheraat wrote:That's not trolling, that's the truth, whether you like it or not. And if you're so easily offended, than you probably shouldn't be here.

EDIT so much typos

Okay, now that is trolling.


If you think someone is trolling, report it in moderation. Repeatedly accusing someone of trolling in a thread outside of moderation is a moderation actionable offense in itself (using mods as weapons).
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Postby Kramanica » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:36 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Kramanica wrote:They call their armed forces the Army. Their actual army is the PLA Ground Forces.

Apparently they can't just call their military the armed forces like a normal country.


I imagine the naming convent makes more sense in Mandarin.

I doubt it. Communists always try and break convention. The Soviets tried to pretend for a while that their military wasn't an actual military but was rather a glorious people's militia.
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Postby Magheraat » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:38 pm

Sunstruck wrote:Okay, now that is trolling.

Do you want me to to answer you with "kys" or something by pretending to be this stupid, so you can report me, or what? Or, maybe, you're just roleplaying the after effect of a sunstroke?

Not every opinion, that you don't like is trolling. You don't have to be a genius to understand it.
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Postby Engleberg » Thu Feb 22, 2018 12:39 pm

In the process of joining, so that's a yes.
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