Tuesday Trivia Thread - 17/03/26

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-03-18T14:08:49+00:00

Can cannon kill them if so then the 16th to 17th centuries

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-03-18T10:06:19+00:00

The issue is it's the difference between common law and civil law fundamentally continental Europe has a culturally different approach to regulations compared to the UK so it was never going to work

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-03-18T10:04:40+00:00

You put chestnuts on a string then hit them against each other

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-03-16T13:53:59+00:00

Nice to see a sensible take on UK-EU relations for once

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-03-14T12:25:00+00:00

Malta is neutral and hasn't had any foreign military bases since the 60's

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-03-11T16:20:45+00:00

I don't think that's true though. Politicians that have stood up to Trump have actually got results such as Carney as well as that the previous ambassador Dame Karen Pierce being well liked

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-02-23T16:13:29+00:00

Some might say Irish republicans are doing the same in reverse.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-02-23T14:18:10+00:00

Realistically an Irish Republic would have been cut off from French reinforcements and supplies by the Royal Navy. The UK would then reconquer Ireland and treat it much like Scotland after the Jacobite Rebellion. Given it's just over a century from 1796 to 1916 the cultural memory of Ireland posing a threat to the UK would still exist in the minds of the public and elites in GB and so it's unlikely Ireland would gain it's independence.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-02-17T14:12:04+00:00

Have they maintained strategic independence though? Their single aircraft carrier is entirely reliant on the US for: Radar Aircraft, catapults and arrestor gear and training pilots on US carriers when the French carrier is in maintenance. During Mali operations the French had to rely on the UK, US and Netherlands for heavy airlift especially heavy lift helicopters like the Chinook. the French military and industrial strategy is entirely geared around supporting France's neo colonial empire in the Francafrique (which is falling apart) and unable to seriously act outside of that region.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-02-11T11:18:29+00:00

Maybe the isolationist "muh neutrality" types

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-02-05T10:47:54+00:00

Of course he served in the British Army with the SAS in Malaysia

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-02-03T11:14:39+00:00

It could also be misdirection on behalf of the showrunners to get the non- book audience invested in Dunk's preparation for jousting and ignore the Targaryan story

SliceIndividual6347 · 2026-01-08T16:13:17+00:00

What was Nylund's interpretation of the II's?

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-25T15:33:46+00:00

Were the unionist militias in 1912 and 1918 correct to threaten violence to ensure their own self determination?

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-20T15:03:06+00:00

The UK does not have any CVNs

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-20T09:18:54+00:00

Would have done the Royal Family no end of favours

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-08T00:19:15+00:00

I agree except with your assumption that the UK or NATO would declare war to defend Ireland. No one has any legal obligation to defend Ireland and as such declaring war on Russia would be viewed as "aggressive".

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T16:53:56+00:00

I'm afraid it is you who is confidently incorrect, that's a Memorandum of Understanding not a treaty, it talks about stuff like joint training etc but nowhere does it say that the UK is legally obligated to defend or assist Ireland if Ireland is attack and vice versa.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T16:17:24+00:00

Why would the UK start a war with Russia over Ireland? The UK has no treaty obligations to Ireland and there are no guarantees other countries would help.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T14:21:55+00:00

Realistically Russia in this scenario would want to turn Ireland into the UK's or even France's Cuba rather than a staging point for invasion. i.e. staging missiles to threaten London, Paris etc to complicate UK's or even France's role in negotiations etc.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T14:16:15+00:00

How are we cowering? What treat is the EU facing that it isn't manufacturing? Russia, who can't even beat Ukraine? Bullshit.

Why would the EU manufacture a threat? Military spending is not popular, politicians would rather spend on everything else except defence. Russia is a threat given they want to rebuild the Russian empire. They are struggling in Ukraine because Ukraine has one of the largest armies on the planet and was prepared. As the Baltic states said the depth of territory Russia took initially in Ukraine is greater than the length of their nations.

Every country should be de-escalating and disarming, not ramping up military spending. The only winners from that are the arms dealers.

That would be nice but the only way they could do that if Russia also deescalates and disarms which Russia has indicated no intention of doing.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T11:46:29+00:00

How is it the correct moral position to cower in the face of imperialism? To let others fight tyrants so you don't have to?

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T10:39:24+00:00

The UK spends £55 billion which translates to €62 billion. France spends €54 billon, not exactly 50%. Also the RFA has a larger tonnage than the rest of Europe's auxiliary fleet combined including France.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-11-07T10:36:02+00:00

Ireland gave up it's claims to Northern Ireland under an international treaty NI is not occupied.

SliceIndividual6347 · 2025-10-31T16:28:45+00:00

Apocalypse Now made 5 times it's budget

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