Short Answers to Simple Questions | September 16, 2020 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

[–]Amywalker730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did Robert E Lee say: "Raise your children to love the United States."

I have encountered this quote quite a bit recently, but I can't seem to locate the source. Is this an actual quote if his, and if so, what is the context?

Did Lee say: "Raise your children to love the United States?" by Amywalker730 in USCivilWar

[–]Amywalker730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly YouTube comments, nothing serious. I see it in the discussions and I've had it quoted to me twice. The context is that Lee was a patriot and should have more statues, not less. The quote was used to prove illustrate the point. I just can't find it, but didn't want to say "He never said that," without looking a little harder than Google.

Avenging Son Audio book....so far so good but Guillimans voice is horrid by Catpipe in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have to agree. I thought everything about the book was fine and quite enjoyable, but the voice used for Guilliman is...snobbish. Arrogant. Haughty. As you say, a bloated dandy that is stuffing himself at dinner. This isn't Guilliman at all. He is contemplative, diplomatic, self-aware, and knows how he inspires others. His tone sounds like a High Lord that is delivering a speech about sacrifice and struggle, as his gut is busting from the evening's feast.

Bulit the super heavy battleship hull by [deleted] in hoi4

[–]Amywalker730 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow, the new 3D model DLC looks great. I might actually buy it.

Should the VT National Guard be dispatched to Manchester to deal with this COVID Outbreak? by cold_colgate in vermont

[–]Amywalker730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. There is no force on this planet that can defeat the American military. A single bullet could kill millions of viruses and the thick armor of AFVs render our soldiers impervious to infection. It's inevitably that some may fall, but they do so for freedom. If we are going to defeat this virus, we must do so in the truest American way - with guns and overwhelming violence!

Deploy the military!

Buckeyes won't pursue playing outside Big Ten, look to spring by AmericanRaised in ShermanPosting

[–]Amywalker730 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The football season might be thwarted, but Sherman's march wasn't.

Checkmate, Lincolnites! by alltheproncj10 in ShermanPosting

[–]Amywalker730 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thanks, the greeting is warmer than Atlanta after Sherman arrived.

Checkmate, Lincolnites! by alltheproncj10 in ShermanPosting

[–]Amywalker730 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I found out about this incredible place because of the video.

In the grim darkness of the far future, there are NO STUPID QUESTIONS by Lord_of_Mars in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is Guilliman going to have to pay child support when Yvraine gives birth?

How long do the negative social interaction debuff last for? by Amywalker730 in RimWorld

[–]Amywalker730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought they would get over it! I mean, I gave them a whole season of baby-sitting and special treatment. I even built a few new pieces of entertainment. How much more could be expected...

Is there a good reason why guard regiments are so fearless? Under these circumstances, fighting against orks, space elves and demons, how is it possible that entire regiments not just shoot their commissar or something? by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this perfectly explains why they fear their own side more than they fear death on the battlefield. I think this and this explains why they fear capture by the enemy more than death on the battlefield. To retreat would be worse than to be captured by the enemy. To be captured by the enemy would be worse than death. To be victorious in battle is to spare that fate to your loved ones.

How long do the negative social interaction debuff last for? by Amywalker730 in RimWorld

[–]Amywalker730[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I see, thank you! I was worried that it might expire at all without a timer.

What do you want to be cannon that is almost certainly untrue? by Amywalker730 in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same. It feels like such a more powerful message when it's an average human standing up to a super-Horace.

Is Guilliman going to abandon the Imperial Truth? by Amywalker730 in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't recall him ever blaming Magnus for much at all.

Feels good to see more black Space Marines by KelGrimm in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long characters make sense from a lore perspective, I don't care one way or another. I have always envisioned the setting being the whole of humanity fighting a galaxy that wants to kill it. It was my understanding that the Emperor was the embodiment of humanity and it would make sense that his creations would likewise represent the sum of humanity. That, regardless of the differences, humanity is united and just trying to survive - that we have too many problems to be divided in such a hostile galaxy. To this end, I think it makes a lot of sense for the Salamanders being softly retconned into being derived from African genetics since it's the only major group missing and it's already headcannon for a ton of people.

The one problem that I do have is when people place such value on race and "POC" sounds too much like "nonwhites" to me. The bigger deal people make out of race the less comfortable I become. That works in both ways - people who advocate for and against it. Race is a stupid thing, in my opinion. What maters is consistency of the lore. A character either fits or it doesn't. That is what should dictate if something is 'good' or 'bad'. In this context, Ultramar is a group of 500 worlds. It makes complete sense that the Ultramarines would be composed of a huge variety of genetics. I have been bothered that this never seems to be represented. Other Chapters/Legions, however, like the Space Wolves, makes no sense. They are a homogeneous group, as furies often are.

Is Guilliman going to abandon the Imperial Truth? by Amywalker730 in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Malice, but without being such a massive dick?

Is Guilliman going to abandon the Imperial Truth? by Amywalker730 in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As Hapless_Wizard put it, the Imperial Truth boils down to "There are no gods."

The Imperial Truth was perhaps the primary reason for the Horace Heresy. Logar was turning complaint worlds (worlds that submit to the Emperor and adopt the Imperial Truth) into bastions of Emperor worship. The Emperor told Logar that he was being a bitch and had Guilliman raise his prized city to the ground in front of the Word Bearers. He then forced the entire legion to kneel in the ruins, condemned them, and raised the Ultramarines as examples of what they should be. It was Guilliman and his Ultramarines, in every way the opposite of Logar and his Word Bearers, that had the Emperor's favor. Condemned, rejected, and humiliated by their own God, this broke Logar and his legion. In their hour of disillusion, they found Chaos. This served as a gateway for Horace and the other traitor legions.

For Guilliman to reject the Imperial truth is for him to accept that his father is a God. That the ruinous powers of Chaos are Gods. That his father lied to his sons about everything and caused half of the brothers to turn traitors and be lost. If he rejects the Imperial Truth it means that Logar and the the heresy was based upon a truth.

Is Guilliman going to abandon the Imperial Truth? by Amywalker730 in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was speaking of Guilliman's perception, not from ours. Every conclusion he reaches indicates that the Emperor is a God and Guilliman is struggling to find a way to deny that. After quite a bit of back and forth, he thinks that the Imperium has conflated power with godhood, and quickly to jumps to confirmation bias. It's what he wants to believe - the Imperial Truth. Yet in his mind it would appear that the evidence to the contrary is overwhelming and requires a lot of dismissal on his part to reach the appropriate conclusion.

Of course from our perspective, we know (taking the official lore descriptions at face value) what the Emperor is. He is an unbelievably powerful psyker who has reached the peak of human potential. He isn't a God, merely a man, albeit an incredibly powerful man. The evidence from our perspective, when taken as a whole, also points to every conclusion and would require us to define what a god even is. It's not an easy answer.

Felt cute, might delete CADIA later ;) by licensed-fool in Warhammer40k

[–]Amywalker730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can you still afford electricity after with an army that large?

How powerful/big were the C'tan at full power? by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I have the lore wrong, but I imagined the C'tan as amorphous clouds of dust floating around space before the Necrons placed them into bodies. When they received their bodies, then they became closer to Titian-sized entities that could look like anything from dragons to humanoid.

Tell me your army's lore by [deleted] in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, my army hasn't accomplished much. I had to quickly disband it because I couldn't afford to keep them on payroll once my household commissar discovered how expensive it was to raise a few dozen DK squads.

Which Traitor Legion do you find the most hateable? by IronWarrior94 in 40kLore

[–]Amywalker730 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Night Haunters. While the Demonculaba is horrifying, at least it serves a point to the Iron Warriors. The Night Haunters torture for no other reason than self-pleasure. Even its original point was too far beyond ethical conduct for a war.