I remember discussing this with a military historian, about how was it so many fools ended up commanding the armies of Austria-Hungary, Italy, and Russia, during WWI. He replied that they had two vit… (View Post)

It must have felt a bit like this, being a politically-aware person in 5th century Rome, wondering how on earth you ended up being led by people who were wilfully incompetent. (View Post)

That's just you being endlessly bitter about an outcome that you dislike. Get over it. I've had to get over being on the losing end of political campaigns. (View Post)

In an age where military technology makes precision bombing possible, the kind of carpet-bombing that prevailed in WWII is not. To be blunt, I think that Netanyahu and his backers want a state of per… (View Post)

If one is creative, it’s always preferable to have people hate one’s work, than to be indifferent to it. (View Post)