What the Allies did in WWII (the UK was spending 20% of GDP on the military, in 1945), is switching your economy to a war footing. Russia’s production of armaments is nowhere close to matching losses. (View Post)

Ironic, but unsurprising, that a draft dodger would be indifferent to such deaths. (View Post)

You'd probably like Stalin, if he wasn't a danger to you, or hadn't murdered your friends or family. (View Post)

But, what it will also get a crash course in is that many lawyers will use their professional skills to justify tyranny, not prevent it. "That which pleases the Prince has the force of law"… (View Post)

Trying to deal with values dissonance, when studying history, is fascinating. The way I approach it is this: 1. One tries to see the world through the eyes of people who lived at the time. The fact t… (View Post)