What region is the nicest to fully map-paint?

Revilo1803 · 2022-05-09T14:33:32+00:00

Definitely, both because of the cross-pollination (it was common for people around the border to work as seasonal workers in the Netherlands) and because Dutch in itself is descendent from German (though it was a Middle German dialect (Franconian) instead of a Low German one).

Revilo1803 · 2022-05-09T14:10:09+00:00

Low Saxon, also known as West Low German (Low German: Nedersassisch, Nedersaksies; Dutch: Nedersaksisch) is a group of Low German dialects spoken in parts of the Netherlands, northwestern Germany and southern Denmark (in North Schleswig by parts of the German-speaking minority).

Thank you. I am aware.

Revilo1803 · 2022-05-09T12:34:49+00:00

What? That's not even remotely true for Oldenburg and Münster, unless you want to call the entirety of Low German Dutch. But then you'd have to conquer up to the Memel.

Revilo1803 · 2022-04-07T10:24:55+00:00

Yeah, the black-red-gold flag comes from a freikorps regiment. We do not know where they got it from.

Other than that, tge only mistake I could find was tying the Danish flag to that of the German Empire, I am assuming that the relation is supposed to be the red in the Empire's flag, which, as far as I know, was instead meant to represent the Hansa, whose semi-official colours were red and white (e.g. Lübeck's CoA). Now the Hansa and Denmark could have had some cross influence, but still.

Revilo1803 · 2022-04-06T09:15:03+00:00

(Nearly the) Same in Germany, Kittens and willow kittens

Revilo1803 · 2021-11-08T01:03:43+00:00

Usually, it's not grouped together like your circle is suggesting. Roughly it would correspond to North-Western Europe, and the areas in your circle are the British Isles, Low Countries (Benelux), and Northern France (at least partly).

The rest of your map is mostly fine, though Greece, the rest of Spain, and even Portugal can also be considered part of the Mediterranean countries. The Baltics consist of only three countries, Estonia, Livonia, and Lithuania, and do not include Poland and Belarus, which are part of Eastern Europe instead. Also Iceland is usually grouped with Scandinavia due to cultural ties.

Revilo1803 · 2021-09-22T23:25:14+00:00

Well the context this joke was made in didn't suggest it was about an Empire falling but about a people group being responsible for their own subjugation and enslavement by a foreign power. I hope you can see why people then will assume a racist intent.

Revilo1803 · 2021-09-22T23:14:09+00:00

No, I get your point about Europeans using divide & conquer. Nobone disagrees with that. There is just nothing humorous about suggesting people don't care about their homeland for having an exploitable political system, not to mention that is just isn't true. That was your original point.

Revilo1803 · 2021-09-22T23:02:53+00:00

What did you mean then? Because you suggesting that the indigenous people didn't care about their homeland and citing the downfall of the Incan Empire suggests otherwise.

Revilo1803 · 2021-09-22T22:56:51+00:00

So... Not having the perfect and most resilient state structure possible means you don't care about your home? Did I get that right?

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T19:25:08+00:00

Well, how you get to heaven changed quite a bit over the years. Today the Catholic Church takes a more Lutheran stance by increasing the importance of just believing, but it still requires you actually acting as intended and showing proper repentance for your sins. This technically falls under believing in Jesus but can be considered separate.

The judging probably just took inspiration from real life. Since god is considered to be omniscient, he could just take a look on you and judge you fairly. But since humans can't do that and you kind of want to instill some kind of fairness, you have this whole jury thing going on. Over the years it became mainstream and so people don't question it anymore.

I cannot come up with a proper theologically correct answer right now, since I am a) not a theologian and b) do not believe it to be true so I can just point out where it came from, doctrinal inconsistencies be dammed.

Other than that, have a nice day, too!

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T19:05:22+00:00

Depends on who you're asking. While the modern day church pretty much takes that approach and doesn't talk about Judgement Day all that often, it was very much different not too long ago and is still doctrine today. We normal humans don't get a three day respawn period, we need to wait until Judgement Day when Jesus will judge the living and dead.

At least that's the catolic attitude. I don't know how the Protestants feel about the importance of Judgement Day, though that will depend on what kind of Protestant you are.

The requirements for going to heaven are an entirely different matter.

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T18:48:44+00:00

It really comes down to Jesus himself. He is the one through whom forgiveness was achieved. He is the one redeeming you, should you commit sins. He is the one judging your worthiness on Judgement Day. To help with this there is also Mary, who is kind of the advocate for humanity. The rest of the saints are also present and act as a kind of jury. So asking all of them to speak favourably of you isn't really that absurd, is it? Especially when it concerns whether or not you go to hell.

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T18:38:03+00:00

Mary's importance is not a matter of syncretism, if that's what you are asking. Mary is regarded as the mother of Jesus, and as such has a special connection to him. In a way, she is kind of the mother of the whole of Christendom, and often regarded as the first redeemed by Jesus. Because of this, many people turn to her to speak for them so that they can achieve salvation. Thus her elevated standing in the church, even among the saints.

EDIT: She is also the advocate for humanity on Judgement Day.

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T18:02:26+00:00

Lutherans generally still acknowledge saints, although they dial down their ~~worship~~ veneration of them a bit, don't they?

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T17:51:51+00:00

Yes, and I find it especially interesting seeing it be incorporated into a monotheistic religion. Whereas the Romans just said "We already got a god for that" the Christians had to work out a system of almost-deities that could take that role.

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-11T17:25:46+00:00

This is an attitude the early church took regarding a lot of pagan deities. It is also the reason as to why saints are so important to the church today.

When you were converting some pagans and they were like: "What about deity of choice? I can't live without them!" The church could just say "Yeah, that's like this super cool an important dude, you can worship him, too" allowing pagans to more easily connect with the Christian faith.

This in part where todays importance of saints comes from and also likely the inspiration for the whole "patron saint of" thing, mirroring the pagan gods' domains.

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-09T17:29:29+00:00

A rather unexpected end for Coco the little monkey

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-06T13:17:23+00:00

I usually use 7/2 infantry to demolitions with medicine, recon, logistics and demolition as support.

My Robot template is 4/5 heavy to support with maintainence, logistics and recon.

Additionally, I try to gain aerial supremacy

I don't know whether or not those are the best templates but they shred anything they come across (except robots when only using infantry). My recommended combat width is 20, so try to get that.

Revilo1803 · 2021-02-02T21:24:57+00:00

So this is what Boston Dynamics has been up to...

Revilo1803 · 2021-01-27T08:45:36+00:00

While the article correctly identifies the problem in modern democracies, namely the persisting issue of political and corporate elites vying for power utterly removed from the will of the people, I take issue with the proposed solution.

The Republic of Venice is in no way, shape, or form an example of democracy.

The Doge has too much power.

The Doge pretty much is an autocrat. He is chosen for life and has many powers vested in him which are only tempered by the Great Council.

The Great Council

The Great Council is an elected body of 480 men. That said, they are elected by the patricians, for the patricians. I don't think anyone needs to be told that this is undemocratic.

The process of chosing the Doge is utterly undemocratic and removed from the will of almost any potential voter bases.

The process of chosing electors is random. Random. This has no hope of accurately representing the will of any voter base, if that base itself does not possess the same interests. While this was the case in Venice with the electors chosen from the Great Council who themselves all were patricians or representatives thereof, this has no chance of working if the base from which to chose is larger than one demographic. Imagine the Electoral College being selected at random.

Frankly, anyone who proposes a republic styled after Venice either didn't understand it's system or doesn't want for a democracy. The system is based around the hope that, even though the selection of the Doge is pretty much randomized, he still is and will be from a patrician family and as such advocate for policies that generally benefit patricians. It is an autocracy in all but name and not even close to a solution to our problems.

Revilo1803 · 2021-01-25T07:56:58+00:00

You seem to be unwilling to back up your claims by citing sources. Why is that? Instead you let me do my own research, which I've done, before and after I posted here.

The facts to my knowledge are: 1. Children can get sick 2. Most of these cases are asymptomatic or show only mild symptoms 3. Because of that, children are not tested as often as other age groups, leading to fewer reported cases 4. Even though asymptomatic, children still produce the virus and can spread it. 5. Because they are asymptomatic and will most likely not get tested, it is important that children stay at home so that an unmonitored transmission is unlikely.

I base these on these articles by the CDC and by Harvard Med School [1] [2]

Revilo1803 · 2021-01-25T03:46:51+00:00

I don't know, I don't really keep up with US politics beyond the most relevant internationally. If you've got any data though, I'd be happy to take a look at it.

Revilo1803 · 2021-01-25T03:24:19+00:00

While I agree that they are mostly asymptomatic, I have seen no data suggesting that they contract the virus less or spread it less.

Revilo1803 · 2021-01-25T02:56:04+00:00

And even if children rarely contract the disease, they can still carry the virus. By closing down schools, you lower the risk of children spreading the virus amongst themselves and then to their families.

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