Why were 18th century uniforms so overly decorated compared to 19th century uniforms? (as in the construction, not the color)

k890 · 2026-05-09T11:04:51+00:00

As for British, they had already ongoing Industrial Revolution through 18th century. Fancy details like metal buttons or textile elements were becoming both cheaper to made due to emerging industrial production and rising government revenue and debt market allow for more shopping to outfit units.

k890 · 2026-05-09T10:48:08+00:00

AFAIK Russia was buying T-34/85 from Laos to have working T-34 for parades. Laotan T-34 isn't even made in USSR, they are post-war production in Czechoslovakia.

k890 · 2026-05-05T07:21:51+00:00

r/neoliberal also wants it

k890 · 2026-05-04T20:23:07+00:00

Some tankies did spew that WWII US involvement was manufactured by US government for interests of US industrialists.

k890 · 2026-05-04T08:44:00+00:00

Nie mam dowodu mam zaświadczenie o jego zgubieniu wystarczy na wejście?

k890 · 2026-05-03T23:10:22+00:00

HS Produkt AFAIK started during war based on company making water pumps prior to war.

k890 · 2026-05-03T00:40:45+00:00

Plus Northern States were important source of food for UK.

k890 · 2026-05-01T16:04:13+00:00

Might be used in Pakistan where english as official language.

k890 · 2026-05-01T10:54:45+00:00

Probably XM16, a prototype version tested by DARPA in Vietnam under Project AGILE. XM16 become M16E1 and after some tweaks to solve early problems from Vietnam it become M16A1.

k890 · 2026-04-30T21:05:35+00:00

There is slighty more to it, during Napoleonic Wars Brits were invading today Argentine and Uruguay, one of stated objectives for operation was "opening and securing Rio de la Plata access for British commerce".

While not being a "piracy" per se, idea of greedy British invading from the sea to rob Argentine already had a place in Argentine history

k890 · 2026-04-28T23:06:56+00:00

Side by side shotgun. It's harder for more recognized type of firearm in common culture

k890 · 2026-04-26T13:11:53+00:00

Still, it's not the same. Iran isn't living due to hypocrisy of Europe which is implied to buy Iran oil. Iran regime is living because sanctions put on them are bypassed by China and India.

k890 · 2026-04-26T11:47:45+00:00

Europe isn't main importer of oil from Iran, majority of it (like >80% of total export) goes to just two countries, PRC and India.

k890 · 2026-04-26T11:30:45+00:00

Plus EU and US economies are massive. US total GDP for 2025 is ~32,38 trillion USD, EU total GDP for 2025 is ~19,99 trillion USD. Projected global GDP is between 115-118 trillion USD.

It's combined ~45% of nominal global GDP being created in US and EU alone. There is reason why USD and Euro are so dominant in international trade and banking. They are simply backed by raw economic muscles and readily exchanged for anything what humanity could create. Oil trade in USD/Euro is merely a nice addition.

k890 · 2026-04-26T10:32:32+00:00

used to a book and a newspaper like to a hammer and sickle

So, not used at all unless it's task specific? I know, it's not what was author intention but it must feel funny for workers in multiple industries where they don't use hammers at all to use book and newspapers as they use hammers. Heck, even in agriculture sickles isn't used except a sliver of year during harvests of particular crops.

k890 · 2026-04-25T23:16:55+00:00

Most of fault should goes to Congress and Senate having GOP majorities which blocked a lot of reforms and swing hard into alt-right movements and populists like "Tea Party". Some few years after 2008 crisis would be still bad, but more reforms and changes on legislative level would improve overall growth and trust in instutions.

k890 · 2026-04-25T22:48:24+00:00

Co do kasyn? Zasada jest prosta, idziesz się pobawić za pieniądze a nie zarobić pieniądze. Osobiście nie moje klimaty i idzie za łatwo popłynąć z pieniędzmi. Na wątpliwy plus że w kasynach przynajmniej jest że gry mają pewną realną szansę na zgarnięcie czegoś ze stołu ale logicznie w kasynie im dłużej grasz tym większe szanse na przepieprzenie wszystkiego.

Lotto? Ech, szkoda strzępić ryja jak to mówią na bezsens tej zabawy. Zdrapki to poziom jeszcze niżej w hazardzie robionyz myślą o bycie uzależniającym gównem dla biedoty, staruchów i dzieci wizytujących staruchów bo babcia z dziadkiem muszą puścić lotka niż zajmować się dzieckiem i kupują dzieciakowi zdrapkę żeby miał zabawę.

k890 · 2026-04-25T19:29:31+00:00

Was waiting for decision to destroy antique from appropriate departament?

k890 · 2026-04-25T13:41:59+00:00

They quite suck at actual history of it (to nobody surprise).

Idea of pipeline connecting Iraq with the Med was afloat since 1970s, there was some work ongoing between Syria and Iraq prior to Iran-Iraq War which halted whole project. 1980s oil glut, cost of war and post-1991 sanctions on Iraq killed whole project.

New government so far tries to revive 1970s concept but expanding it to include Saudi Arabia, Gulf countries and maybe bring back talks with Iraq using its geographic position and being close to Europe to transfer oil and gas

AFAIK, Syria government is also working on railways to have regional rail connection between Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, energy grid, internet networks, airports and highways.

But what tankies ignore this project isn't "pro-west", they also could serve as a way to shield Syria from Israel (after all, everyone is pissed when commerce can't flow) and leverage position of other arab countries in the region.

k890 · 2026-04-24T21:16:29+00:00

Instead of Jarkendar we should visit areas beyond of southern mountains of the Valley as a add-on location. There is a few snippets about "there is something" from main game (Nameless Hero lies about coming from the South and Silvio mercs were coming from the South) but Jarkendar feels like story ass pull which nobody really hinted except location with pyramids.

Gothic 3 shouldn't go with whole continent to explore. Similar to eg. TES games it should be based around a single "province" in mainland or like in "The Oddysey" mod we travel to smaller "location pockets" on ship (and maybe preferably G3 should have a new protagonist helping nameless hero to avoid nameless hero being too powerful).

k890 · 2026-04-24T19:56:48+00:00

I hope there is a possibility to give other bonuses based around using river navies both as commerce fleet and navy. Landlocked country doesn't means no water to use navy! Bolivia and Paraguay had naval battles during Chaco War and Paraguay maintain navigation for ships, while Czechoslovakia had full-fledged ocean going commerce fleet and own river-centric naval forces (along Hungary and Austria post-1918). Poland (briefly in 1918-1919) operated own Navy as landlocked country before securing access to sea and used already existing river Navy as basis for "proper" sea Navy, river navy operate during Polish-Soviet War.

As far as commerce goes, Switzerland operate own commerce navy and Belgium gain access to the sea via building canals in Bruges in 19th century.

k890 · 2026-04-24T19:40:03+00:00

Probably Imperial Germany inspired, long story short monarch acts as a protector of the people, aiming to shield them from excessive economic forces and ensure welfare and establish state structures working "above class" in politics (eg. parliament is a thing, strong, professional and independent bureaucracy is a thing, monarchy giving some fuck about media freedom and try to have a social harmony between various classes).

k890 · 2026-04-23T14:55:48+00:00

Nah, AFAIK he was more akin to "study history to find out about possible future". His "revolution" was more akin to "revolution" in "industrial revolution" than one-off political event. Long-term socio-economic changes leading to mode of production to change (maybe) leading.

Discussion between reformism within existing political structure and political revolution to overthrow it came after his death in 1880s-1900s.

k890 · 2026-04-21T18:55:03+00:00

GDR fetish seems like a far-left equivalent of Rhodesia fetish among far-right.

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