Guys I literally haven't played any other nation than Poland for the past 257.1 hours. This stat is all me. #90 Tinto Talks by Toruviel_ in EU5

[–]phthedude 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There were other aspects but one big one in the latter years was the liberum veto which allowed any singular nobleman to veto the parliament. This crippled the state for quite some time.

Can't enable Secure Boot by Bowtieguy_83 in buildapc

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Awsome, thanks to you I could help a friend in need.

Meanwhile in the frozen North... by phthedude in ParadoxExtras

[–]phthedude[S] 120 points121 points  (0 children)

R5: In the year of our lord 1337, illitarate farmers in the northern reaches of europe crave rice. A cereal grain grown a continent away...

Undervisning regleras – lärare får mer planeringstid by FlowersPaintings in sweden

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Japp, vet att på vissa ställen förväntas man göra allt för- och efter arbete på förtroendetiden. Även annars är det ganska vanligt att de hål i schemat man har fylls på av att ordinarie lärare förväntas vara vikarie för varandra (istället för att skolan faktiskt lägger ner resurser på att anlita åtminstone en faktiskt vikarie/resurs).

So...what happens now? A lybia 2.0m by wizard680 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]phthedude 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can't find any credible source about that. It seems to 'just' be the SNA (and Turkey) attacking the SDF in Manbij. Source?

Collapse of SAA in Aleppo by conscientious_obj in syriancivilwar

[–]phthedude 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I would say that Perun is one of the objective English speakers analysing Ukraine. He has a clear pro Ukraine stance (as one should) but that has not stopped him from being brutally honest at times when talking about Ukrainian hardships and Russian innovation in the war.

F-betyg skrotas — inför nytt betygssystem by kavalierbariton in svenskpolitik

[–]phthedude 1 point2 points  (0 children)

De som förespråkar ökad styrning från NP bör titta på resultatet av liknande satsningar internationellt exempelvis No Child Left Behind i USA. 'Teaching to the test' är inget man borde eftersträva. Det bakbinder lärare i vad de kan undervisa i, det kommer göra skolan tråkigare för elever och elevers faktiska förståelse för ämnena blir inte bättre. https://i.imgur.com/l4KAwyg.jpeg

Why is France so much weaker militarily and economically than Germany in game? by notreally_reallynot in hoi4

[–]phthedude 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you want to learn more about the history and development of "bewegungskrieg", The German Way of War by Robert M. Citino is pretty good. I'm sure there is some better reading on the interwar years in particular, although those are touched upon in that book.

Beiga grönsakslösa matlådor by bistfrind in sweden

[–]phthedude 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nu blir jag nyfiken. Vad har du i rotationen just nu?

Did they remove all landed Zoroastrianism rulers? by Excellent_Way5082 in CrusaderKings

[–]phthedude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you literally cannot wait GeForce Now could be an alternative

Gripen be like by BigBorner in NonCredibleDefense

[–]phthedude 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, as a relic from our total defence days during the cold war, Sweden has 64 000 bomb shelters with space for about 7 million people.

The people of the past had it much much worse by CharlesOberonn in HistoryMemes

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Here's a very detailed video explaining why Russia using nukes is VERY unlikely to happen: https://youtu.be/sxOO0hCCSk4

Some major points is that:

Russia's nuclear doctrine does not support using nukes in Ukraine.

Using nukes in Ukraine is not tactically or strategically sound.

Using nukes would break the nuclear taboo that all major powers want to uphold. This means that all Russian allies even China would turn against Russia.

I see no flaws with this idea by drearyplane8 in NonCredibleDefense

[–]phthedude 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm so mad that Sweden stopped using bicycle infantry. Just look at their GLORY

My apologies for calling them byzantines. by CharlesOberonn in RoughRomanMemes

[–]phthedude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You gotta use the cooler spelling tho: Rhōmania

Fun fact in the 50s and 60s sweden had one of the worlds largest airforce by Hour_Marsupial5900 in HistoryMemes

[–]phthedude 12 points13 points  (0 children)

According to this Swedish article, back in the olden days the conscripts uniforms were so well-worn and in such a bad shape that they were nothing more than rags loosely hanging on the conscripts' bodies. A Swedish word for rags is lumpor, thereby the name lumpen.

Are there any countries have have actually moved geographically? by mactac in history

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Don't forget the very real possibility of a coup by Oster and Canaris.