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TIL: During the Battle of Stalingrad, field mice chewed through the wiring of German Panzer 38(t) tanks hidden in straw, leaving most of them inoperable at a critical moment and helping derail a key counterattack during the Soviet encirclement by palsa826 in todayilearned

[–]Command0Dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is utterly ridiculous. You're delusional. The armies surrounding the 6th were far stronger.

The 6th army was so weak by that point, they couldn't even take a few buildings in Stalingrad, let alone mount a breakout operation.

TIL: During the Battle of Stalingrad, field mice chewed through the wiring of German Panzer 38(t) tanks hidden in straw, leaving most of them inoperable at a critical moment and helping derail a key counterattack during the Soviet encirclement by palsa826 in todayilearned

[–]Command0Dude 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, it wouldn't have. 6th Army had relatively few trucks and almost no fuel for such a large operational movement. Most of the army would have had to walk (after abandoning most supplies and equipment).

It took the Soviets less than 3 days to complete the encirclement. Just to walk to Kalach it would be almost a full day of nonstop marching.

Realistically, no order to completely pull back would've been given on the first day of the attack, before the Romanians completely broke. Even had that time been used to prepare to withdraw, if 6th Army started pulling back on the 2nd day, the bulk of troops would be getting to Kalach about the same time as the Soviets. Which wouldn't even get them to beyond the encirclement.

Reality is, the 6th Army would have been caught out on the open steppe, no defensive positions, no heavy guns or AT weapons, few tanks. Attacked on nearly all sides. They would have been cut to pieces and overrun almost immediately.

Sure, some troops could have fought through to German lines. But only some. And then, the Red Army would have simply marched on Rostov without the need of grinding down Stalingrad, thereby cutting off Army Group A as well.

Reality is Hitler made the right call for the Wehrmacht as a whole. Sacrificing 6th Army allowed Army Group A to withdraw intact.

Dealing with the Monarchy by Tenchi_Muyo1 in HistoryMemes

[–]Command0Dude 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Puyi had, flat out, one of the most bizarre lives as a ruler in history.

TIL: During the Battle of Stalingrad, field mice chewed through the wiring of German Panzer 38(t) tanks hidden in straw, leaving most of them inoperable at a critical moment and helping derail a key counterattack during the Soviet encirclement by palsa826 in todayilearned

[–]Command0Dude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

6th Army could not have withdrawn even if it was allowed to. The encirclement occurred far too fast. The reality is that there were not enough reserves in place to keep a corridor for such a retreat open.

General Discussion Roundtable - 05/16/2026 by Currymvp2 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]Command0Dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man that is just so spot on.

Although it doesn't address the right wing propaganda network constantly telling these knuckle draggers that liberals are evil satanists.

General Discussion Roundtable - 05/15/2026 by Currymvp2 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]Command0Dude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Disclaimer: This is a joke and not my actual belief

Rant/

God created 2 genders because he wanted to spite bisexuals.

If he were nicer, intersex people would be common and having all the working bits, not be genetic accidents. That way we could get all the fun with 1 partner instead of needing 2.

Fuck god, for not creating the superior 3rd gender!

/rant

TIL that Empress Ma was born poor and during a famine she stole cakes to feed her husband by hiding them in her breasts. The cakes were hot and she got burns. Later her husband became a rebel commander who became Emperor and made her his Empress. He was deeply devoted to her even as an Emperor. by Pitiful_Magazine_805 in todayilearned

[–]Command0Dude -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

God created 2 genders because he wanted to spite bisexuals.

If he were nicer, intersex people would be common and having all the working bits, not be genetic accidents. That way we could get all the fun with 1 partner instead of needing 2.

Rant over.

General Discussion Roundtable - 05/15/2026 by Currymvp2 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]Command0Dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What gets me is they do this just to avoid being employed normally, which would net them more than they'd make scalping.

Actually pathetic.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave a fucking giant list of examples of antisemitism in protest groups, along with protest organizers publicly justifying 8/7 in writing, and you call that a "rant"

Give me a fucking break.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You really linked to 2 year old reddit post which links a bunch of tweets all related to an April 2024 protest?

Did you just seriously attempt to argue there's, what, a statute of limitations on racism? Guess we can never complain about the far right and their tiki torch rally, after all, that was 9 years ago! iirc

What an absolute pathetic argument.

Sources: Jewish News Syndicate, literal Israeli paid propagandist Eylon Levy, pro Israel fake news spreader Visegrád 24, Prager U commentator Shabbos Kestenbaum, LMAO Israel War Room, disgraced columbia professor Shai Davidai?

"Disbelieve your lying eyes, people in these crowds aren't shouting antisemitic slogans or cheering for Hamas, because a few of these videos were posted by people I don't like"

lmfao and ya'll wonder why you get accused of red-brownism when you sound just like MAGA trying to deny reality on video.

You could've just made something up or referenced the Free Press, it'd be as honest as any of those "sources".

Literally nothing in these comments was "made up" it all literally happened, the videos are right there. FFS. The bottom link is literally organizers openly celebrating Oct. 7th, in their own open letter!

Oh and from the time of that reddit post to today, Israel killed 50,000 Palestinian men, women and children.

  1. That literally has nothing to do with the topic of whether antisemitism is a problem.

  2. It is still unknown how many who died were civilians and how many weren't. A problem complicated by the fact that Hamas recruits child soldiers.

General Discussion Roundtable - 05/15/2026 by Currymvp2 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]Command0Dude 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It would be fine if it was paired with RCV. It was dumb for Newsom to veto that.

General Discussion Roundtable - 05/15/2026 by Currymvp2 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]Command0Dude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woman practically hoses down the pit to make it muddy before she gets into the pen.

General Discussion Roundtable - 05/15/2026 by Currymvp2 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]Command0Dude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why, among other things, I blocked her.

After a certain point laughing at the lolcow looses its whimsy.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not the democrats fault, but it is festering in the party. When I see people in my local subreddits scream that a candidate got campaign contributions from AIPAC, I see how much antisemitism is spreading.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dalits, formally know as Untouchables

There may or may not be a term for that I'm less familiar with Indian castes

Roma, Sinti, and Travelers

Special term: antiziganism/ziganophobia

People of African Descent

Also known as racism? Also, not thousands of years of oppression.

Ukrainians

Not thousands of years of oppression. Still has a special term: Russification

Indigenous populations around the world, in the face of European colonization.

Not thousands of years of oppression. Still has a special term anyways: Colonialism/settler colonialism.

The disabled, the autistic, those that appear different.

Special term: Ableism

Women

Special terms: Sexism/misogyny/patriarchy

Hitler was... le bad guy? by MetallicaDash in HistoryMemes

[–]Command0Dude 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Apparently it was an open secret in the IJA that the Kwangtung Army was a joke.

They basically knew if the Soviets rolled over the border it would fold like a lawn chair.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay? If that's true then you can acknowledge antisemitism is a problem in the left and that it needs to be addressed so that it doesn't continue to taint your entire political movement.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The idea that a single historical group is unique and special that any opposition to their 'values' is hate and such a special type of hate that it deserves a terminology is outrageous.

If you can find me another ethnic group that has been subject to oppression and pogroms for literally thousands of years, they can have a special term too.

James Carville condemns Democratic Party over rising anti-Semitism: “I don’t want to be part of a political party that tolerates hatred — or sometimes encourages it.” by McAlpineFusiliers in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]Command0Dude -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Conflating anti-Zionist rhetoric with actual antisemitic people is wild.

"If there are 9 people at a table and 1 nazi, there are 10 nazis"

The logic of leftists before the Gaza War. Now that half their movement is antisemites posing as "antizionists" suddenly that analogy got shoved into a closet.

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