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>No, no, get this, we'll just build a massive wall, with artillery and shit, on the border of our bitter rival
>There's no way they'll just go around it through Belgium, right
What did they mean by this?
>>1328555
They expected Germany to abide by a treaty, which would have been perfectly reasonable had it been a nation other than fucking Germany. There's no excuse.
>>1328555
they did expect them to go through belgium, they just didn't expect such a strong attack from the ardennes
>>1328555
Look at it this way smart guy
You might need 10,000 guys to defend using ditches , but you only need 1,000 to defend concrete emplacements
Thereby leaving the defender with more spare manpower for reserves and offensive manoeuvres
How can I legitimate my own political system nowadays? Serious question.
>>1328528
Through civic participation.
A citizenry actively involved with the affairs of state is the greatest safeguard against domestic tyranny
>>1328528
where do you live
>>1328566
Spain.
How was life in unit 731 as a prisioner?
How did nurses treat you?
>>1328484
You were beaten and experimented on.
And then you died.
If you were a woman you were also raped.
>>1328496
Sounds cozier than my current living situation desu
>>1328512
Where do you live? London 15 years from now?
What is populism, really?
Was its first and last chance as a serious political movement the late 19th century Midwest?
Was William Jennings Bryan a fool or our savior?
If its just a movement appealing to the "common man" isn't that what all political parties try to do ?
Why has it been villinized for decades?
>Only in an oligarchy is populism a dirty word
It's not just about appealing to the common man, it's about demonizing and scapegoating some "elite," explicitly or implicitly. Often it means, essentially, flattering the uninformed by telling them that experts are frauds.
>>1328478
Is that an antisemitic poster?
>>1328504
No
It's showing Williams Jennings Bryan as a monster
He ran for president as a populist and got support from Midwest farmers
Later was a major player in the scopes monkey trial
Some questions about Buddhist philosophy I'd like elaborated on:
1) Although any given object is impermanent, isn't it still possible to stay abstractions are? A ball is impermanent, but the notion of roundness is not.
2) If Samsara is beginningless, would it be fair to say the only thing that is permanent in Becoming is Becoming itself?
3) a) Existence is a process, not a thing b) Abstract categories, qualities, properties etc. are the patterns in this process c) Ergo, patterns are permanent, although still conditioned and certainly not a viable...
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Buddhist will dogde any question or critique of their metaphysics saying that it is not conducive to enlightenment. But when there is no one worthy in the audience they'll brag about muh Buddhist metaphysics, muh Buddhist psychology...
>>1328390
More like you can't communicate the transcendent to plebs, which is true.
