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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#233526: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:19:26 PM

I'm certainly not doubting that mainland Europe suffered a lot-

And in fact Britain itself did come under fire from German navies in a few towns along the south.

I'm not trying to defend the documentary, which some of which I really don't agree with. One part being that the Versailles agreement wasn't harsh and didn't propagate the second.

It was arguing that Germany turned what would've been a small Balkans war into a European conflict. Mostly because of the Kaiser's slightly unhinged personality and complete control over Foreign affairs.

WW 1 is certainly Morally ambiguous, but the German army supposedly had a propensity to brutality in regards to Civilians even before the war, as seen in suppressing one of their colony's revolutions. And of course- the reason why Britain believed it needed to enter in the war- Trampling on Neutral Belgium.

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233527: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:25:27 PM

Will be gone soon. My mother's taking me to the Lego movie.

edited 25th Feb '14 2:25:41 PM by GameSpazzer

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Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#233528: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:25:29 PM

Trip can we stop trying to get the technically one year old drunk?

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#233529: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:25:55 PM

[up][up] enjoy it!

dead devotion
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#233530: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:26:26 PM

lego moviiiiiiiiie

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FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#233531: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:27:29 PM

I like to believe that if Europe just let Habsburgs kick some Serbian ass in return for the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the whole war wouldn't even take place. Instead, Russians defended their ally and it domino'd from there.

Europeans' overall approach to their colonies was always the same. Joseph Conrad describes it relatively well. I think British had an affair somewhere in the Africa with Boer folks back in 1900.

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#233532: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:30:39 PM

but its funny to see her be stubborn

even if she got the stuff she'd take a sip and go like "HOLY SHIT THIS TASTES LIKE SHIT" and throw it at cloud

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#233533: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:30:53 PM

Oh, yeah.

Definitely Alliances had something to do with it.

Although the Boers actually humiliated us in the first war with them.

Something about wearing red wool uniforms in Africa, and fighting Farmers on their land assuming that they don't go hunting with guns, may have put us at a disadvantage.

Though the documentary mentioned that the Tsar might have been pressured into helping the Serbians because they had a revolution recently.

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Tatsumar Since: Mar, 2011
FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#233535: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:34:15 PM

Not well-versed in specifically British history, so I can't tell.

What's this about Tzar helping revolutionaries though?

RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#233536: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:35:22 PM

No, the Russians had a revolution recently.

So the Tzar might've been pressed by public opinion to help fellow Slavs in Serbia.

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233537: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:37:10 PM

Can someone link Megarockman to this thread?

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A Fluff Ringer
#233538: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:37:17 PM

Oh, that.

I fail to see how Tzar would listen to the public though. It's what brought their downfall in the first place and I don't think they've ever learned.

@Spazz: Done and done.

edited 25th Feb '14 2:39:34 PM by FergardStratoavis

megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#233539: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:41:02 PM

I am here now - thank you for the links.

...I totally read that in the Soviet Engineer voice.

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thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#233540: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:42:11 PM

Hi, new person! I'm gonna call you Mega. Nice to meet you!

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megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#233541: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:43:34 PM

Thank you. Please bear with me - characterization was never my strong suit when it comes to writing.

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GameSpazzer The Beta Male from Against! The! Wall! Since: Jun, 2010
The Beta Male
#233542: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:45:13 PM

Just relax and have fun. It takes a little while to get the hang of stuff, anyway.

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FergardStratoavis A Fluff Ringer from Bellveins (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: A gay little love melody
A Fluff Ringer
#233543: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:45:42 PM

Hope you can enjoy your stay here. :)

And hey, everybody's started at some point. You can only get better.

Lilqueendaisy A chill feller from Not Earth Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
A chill feller
#233544: Feb 25th 2014 at 2:49:00 PM

Hello Mega. :D

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eldritchseer all the loose ends from Cocytus Since: Mar, 2019
all the loose ends
#233545: Feb 25th 2014 at 3:00:46 PM

JASPER, FRANK. CURES FOR HOARDING, GREED. MALEFACTION.

Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#233546: Feb 25th 2014 at 3:17:35 PM

Mega.

Are you Rockman X?

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megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#233547: Feb 25th 2014 at 3:19:03 PM

Heh. If I could deign to be worthy to claim such a name.

Actually, my whole handle is more or less an Artifact Title now - I haven't really followed the Mega Man series in so many years.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#233548: Feb 25th 2014 at 3:21:24 PM

I knew it. Welcome back dude.

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Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#233550: Feb 25th 2014 at 3:28:11 PM

wait that's rock?

i thought i seen him post in the pokemon thread


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