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• whitroth commented on Behind the Ukraine war
  Well, except for the Wild West myth, and the Brave Man (or head of family) going out and building a new life out of the American Indian (to quote Firesign Theater). The Hero who suffers and saves everyone (gee, what other myth sounds like that), except he survives and uses violence. Rocky, anyone? Rambo? John Wayne?...
• Charlie Stross commented on Behind the Ukraine war
  Remember, the Korean War was an officially declared war because the UN Security Council voted it through at a time when the USSR was boycotting its seat on the UNSC, and thus wasn't around to veto it (China did not have a seat at that time). It's the rare exception to the rule....
• whitroth commented on Behind the Ukraine war
  That's an interesting thought, about their propaganda. That the people in charge think in terms of non-social media, like print and broadcast. They were doing a really good job in social media from about '15 on, then, suddenly, it all sucks. Those who were doing the social media may have broken ranks....
• whitroth commented on Behind the Ukraine war
  Now Just One Minute. "King Arthur" yeah, Dux Bellorum Arthur has a high probability of having existed, and managed to keep the Angles and the Saxons back for 25 or 50 years, during which the various preachers began getting to them to mellow them, and give the Romano-British time to reform (not to say retreat) to more defensible areas....
• Charlie Stross commented on Behind the Ukraine war
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