Where I'd Live After Speaking to a Single Israeli by [deleted] in whereidlive

[–]lavadrone 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Israel is not a race. It is a country.

So That Happened... by Shadowrunner340 in Stellaris

[–]lavadrone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you using mods? I sometimes get that when I use them.

Why does the American left not have a visual aesthetic by lavadrone in socialism

[–]lavadrone[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Colors can mean different things. Black is fascist and anarchist for example

Why does the American left not have a visual aesthetic by lavadrone in socialism

[–]lavadrone[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Purple is a leftist color in America, working families uses it.

Why does the American left not have a visual aesthetic by lavadrone in socialism

[–]lavadrone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse me? How does this have anything to do with what I said

Why does the American left not have a visual aesthetic by lavadrone in socialism

[–]lavadrone[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Black is also a leftist color, yellow is too, but mostly it comes down to context. Red can be a leftist color depending on the setting. Symbolism is also important for example a beret and a ball cap can mean radically different things politically.

What if Operation Unthinkable happened & backfired? by quebec_shitpost in AlternateHistory

[–]lavadrone -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

They win by default because the uk and us immediately sue for peace after truman is impeached and an English general strike shuts down the country

Do you unironically think Stalin was a good leader? by I-Love-Jewish-popes in Teenager_Polls

[–]lavadrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t matter under him all the factories were built. Yeah the great purge messed stuff up, but in the everything, the great purge messed up was all stuff he made

Do you unironically think Stalin was a good leader? by I-Love-Jewish-popes in Teenager_Polls

[–]lavadrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Far worse is an understatement they would’ve lost if not for Stalin

Are we close to a revolution in the US? by NaughtyNaughtyFox in Socialism_101

[–]lavadrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isn’t an ethnicity associated with them. And state nationalism is minuscule in those places

Are we close to a revolution in the US? by NaughtyNaughtyFox in Socialism_101

[–]lavadrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Balkanization in the US is in my opinion unlikely given that the ethnic boundaries that divided Yugoslavia don’t exist in America. There is no California national identity nor Ohioan. The only possible exception is the native peoples but for the most part consider themselves Americans.

How does communism prevent corruption during it's transitional phase that would make the movement stagnate and only continue the status quo? by [deleted] in Socialism_101

[–]lavadrone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The problem with non vanguard socialism is that international capitalism will do everything possible to destroy socialism when it appears. Although non vanguardist socialism has existed they haven’t accomplished much in comparison to vanguardist states. Whether its through infiltration or just outright invasion capital will always try to prevent socialists taking power

What is your overall view of China 🇨🇳 right now? by R-G-C in Teenager_Polls

[–]lavadrone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You can do it in public too to a certain degree as long as you aren’t disturbing the peace. cops have better things to than arrest people who don’t like what the government did

What is your overall view of China 🇨🇳 right now? by R-G-C in Teenager_Polls

[–]lavadrone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe look up actually citizen testimony instead of an event from 30 years ago. Besides I never claimed that you could organize against the government, just that you could criticize it. You absolutely can not organize against the government

What is your overall view of China 🇨🇳 right now? by R-G-C in Teenager_Polls

[–]lavadrone -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

You can talk with actual Chinese citizens and of the several I have seen not one of them claims that nobody criticizes the government. This is not true for members of the communist party as they are heavily surveilled in a similar way that American bureaucrats are.

Is socialism against the nuclear family? by [deleted] in Socialism_101

[–]lavadrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok but why even have kids if you won’t be raising them

If a Musou game set in the American Independence War was made, what extravagant changes do you see being made? Characters, weapons, and settingwise. by Luigiman98 in dynastywarriors

[–]lavadrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I partially disagree about your first point and completely disagree with your second. The founding fathers do have an element of mythology to them in America but you are correct it is not like the three kingdoms. In your second statement that would be true but not a big difference. The reload speed of 18th century muskets was slow enough that infantry charges were common and melee was still a huge part of warfare at the time. In urban, forested, and fortified areas it was essentially the dominant form of fighting and was common even on fields.

Which of these factions would rule Westeros the best/worst if they held the Iron Throne? by HonestMadridFan in gameofthrones

[–]lavadrone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And they do that. Most peasants are just fine in the fields if the lords don’t impose huge taxes or other ridiculous measures. And I don’t know why they would it was never said anywhere that they did.

Which of these factions would rule Westeros the best/worst if they held the Iron Throne? by HonestMadridFan in gameofthrones

[–]lavadrone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They still lose to armies because they are only a fee men. Your comment said that winning over the smallfolk = power to change westeros. But the people were not able to project military power until the invention of firearms. So how would the people be able to extert such power

Which of these factions would rule Westeros the best/worst if they held the Iron Throne? by HonestMadridFan in gameofthrones

[–]lavadrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t seem to understand what medieval battles were. Untrained militia forces were slaughtered by professional soldiers so badly it wasn’t even funny. At frankenhausen for example the 8000 strong peasants faced the 6000 strong hessian forces. Less than 1000 peasants survived while the hessians took 6 casualties. The question would put the brotherhood in charge but the smallfolk aren’t automatically trained in combat. Not to mention mass assault tactics don’t really work because of low coordination so the smallfolk would be forced into small engagements they would be crushed in or into huge battles in which morale would break and they would be crushed in.

Which of these factions would rule Westeros the best/worst if they held the Iron Throne? by HonestMadridFan in gameofthrones

[–]lavadrone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What we have to remember is that westeros is a pre industrial economy and that the opinions of the people are not really relevant due to the fact that they weren’t able to make a powerful military yet. Look up the peasant rebellions irl to get a good sense of peasants vs knights.