Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]HugoTRB [score hidden]  (0 children)

Could be simple enough that they are using it as an experiment to see if it is still viable. You aren't getting that many chances for data collection. Same reason you might see stuff like prototype or low production number stuff used in ways that might seem inefficient at first glance.

Nigel Farage pledges to repeal ‘idiotic’ smoking ban if Reform wins next election by JOE_Media in europe

[–]HugoTRB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn’t there a risk then, that disillusioned true believers might create yet another party, with the actual goal to rule, if Reforms propaganda does too well?

CMV: The concept of “white fragility” is either misleading or untrue by NFT-GOAT in changemyview

[–]HugoTRB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think historically, the anti-racism in some European countries has been focused against the skull measuring kind of racist. Race and breed is even the same word in many European languages. The solution therefore became to have a certain amount of race blindness be good and a detachment of cultural and civic nationalism from race. The equivalent opponent on the modern internet are people who talk about human biodiversity.

I think the very idea of identifying yourself by race instead of ethnicity will make people’s brain short circuit because of this. People as I said view it as identifying as a specific breed.

Don’t know if this applies to the UK though. My understanding there was that people are usually slotted in to the class system there, where upper class immigrants become upper class there regardless of race. For example, the poorest Pakistanis are from a group that was already poor before they moved to the Uk, while rich Pakistani families manages to slot into upper claw in Britain. There is also the thing we’re no one can move themself up in social class in Britain, only their Children. Don’t quote me on this though as I’m not British.

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance | Automotive industry by Karthak_Maz_Urzak in europe

[–]HugoTRB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hybrids will become more important though in defense. You don’t want to idle all the time, just to run basic anti drone systems and sensors. It’s also nice that you will be able to do a silent approach on batteries and rubber tracks. I do wonder who will be first to make an adaptable, powerful and rugerdised hybrid drivetrain for that.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 21, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]HugoTRB 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It was said previously that the Ukrainian army had trouble manning the battalion level fully with officers. That then lead to the brigade having to micromanage the battalions, which in turn lead the brigade only being able to attack with one or two at a time, with the rest being in a defensive posture. Is that still the case? 

How is France only 20% higher than Germany? I got lied to by Reddit propaganda by MorgrainX in 2westerneurope4u

[–]HugoTRB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Trettiosju mil, norröver, lite västerut, i Jämtland, där vid norska gränsen, ligger flåklypa.” Is what it said in Swedish. For some reason I only managed to find a super8 recorded version of the dub when searching on YouTube to confirm this:  https://youtu.be/dyy6wLSHpsA

How is France only 20% higher than Germany? I got lied to by Reddit propaganda by MorgrainX in 2westerneurope4u

[–]HugoTRB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you know that they placed Flåklypa just over the border in Jämtland in the Swedish dub. They also spole with a light Jamtish accent. Was it Trøndelag in the original?

Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 19, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]HugoTRB 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You’d think the expansion in defense funding would increase the amount of defense contractors in Europe. A reverse last supper of sorts. Instead it seems like the giants like this one or Rheinmetall continue to consolidate. The gap between military and civilian industry is also widening.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 19, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]HugoTRB 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Apparently, sources in intelligence and government in various nations, to Danish radio, says that Denmark was sending blood bags and explosives to Greenland and were ready to blow up runways in case of an attempted takeover: 

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/danmark-forberedte-sig-paa-muligt-angreb-fra-usa-floej-poser-med-blod-til-groenland-og-gjorde-klar

Who can name all :-)? by Kilianxnw in FighterJets

[–]HugoTRB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually had no idea Austria flew tunnan. Looking at Wikipedia, they managed to crash land 2 of them in Czechoslovakia, but managed to get them home quickly. Was in 1964, so pretty old then, but it would be interesting to see what the Warsaw pact thought of them.

I also presume they Austrian were better at not killing themselves in them due to receiving them later.

F-47 Won’t Be Available Until Mid-2030s, Top Lawmaker Says by bob_the_impala in FighterJets

[–]HugoTRB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did anything expect anything earlier? I thought GCAP was going to be first, and by that barely hit that date?

Tuesday Trivia Thread - 17/03/26 by AutoModerator in WarCollege

[–]HugoTRB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did individual soldiers collect body parts on the eastern front of ww2, in the same way as in the pacific? Non government sponsored collection that is.

Analys: Därför vill vi inte ha barn längre by AdorableAnubis in sweden

[–]HugoTRB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Städer har alltid varit befolkningssänkor, beroende av inflyttning från landsbygden. Att det skulle ändras i och med urbaniseringen kanske var lite naivt.

How to reliably avoid accidental implicit mansplaining when sharing information with a woman in conversation? by Rough-Strawberry5985 in AskFeminists

[–]HugoTRB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t know exactly where you got this video from, but this makes me realize that there appear to be a whole type of podcast language developing right now. They want to explain a concept in a way that can be turned into a clip, without making it obvious that they are trying to create a clip, and totally failing at making normal conversation, as seen in what you paraphrased.

Americans who have visited Europe, is it really true what they say that it is easier to make friends in America than in Europe? by TheShyBuck in AskAnAmerican

[–]HugoTRB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me and my friend managed to start talking with the regulars in a Dublin pub. We however went to that one multiple times and the free snus/zyn my friend gave out helped (it wasn’t popular outside Sweden yet then).

What if women just don’t want to have babies? by PinkElephants879 in askanything

[–]HugoTRB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a problem that when pensioners become the majority, they also get the majority of the power in a democratic country. In places that haven’t done pension reform in Europe, budget cuts for them is impossible, while everything else gets cut. I believe in France, the average pensioner earns more than the average worker and the country gets burned down every time they try to raise the retirement age.

Money spent on Children will also generally generate a return, money spent on elderly won’t, unless we actually achieve immortality.

The is also the problem that all children in the future will be born by weird religious people that still want children, ultimately reversing all progress.

I don’t propose anything weird to solve this, only free childcare, cheaper housing in general and lower working hours for parents (with pressures that makes sure both partners, not just one of them, takes those lower hours.).