oldcowboy3 on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 8, 2026
No Kid, Hitler came to power because the German elite reasonably feared Communism after 1917. Stalin had bugger all to…
Clarissa on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
That's small potatoes compared to how popular Stalin was in the USSR. Even today, good luck finding a college history…
Clarissa on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
It's ok not to know. Stalin loved Hitler. Which is why he brought him to power. Stalin's miscalculation was that…
Anonymous on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
That Hitler was popular not only in Germany but Austria and throughout much of Europe is universally recognized. Over 600,000…
Anonymous on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
They were not his people. The Nuremberg laws confirmed that. Germany was to be for Germans. Non Germans were allowed…
Anonymous on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
I'll answer your question when you answer mine as regards the case against fascism, rather than giving me some vague,…
Clarissa on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
I find it extraordinary that people advance the argument that in a totalitarian state with complete censorship people loved the…
Clarissa on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
Here's a question. How did Stalin feel towards Hitler? While you think about it, I'll remind you that the utter…
PaulS on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
My grandmother's family had to flee from Hitler's Germany after being clarified as Jews, so I guess they didn't count…
PaulS on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
In SA, the importance of air power for military victory was recognized very early. https://samilhistory.com/2017/08/18/centenary-of-the-smuts-report-the-instrument-which-gave-birth-to-the-royal-air-force/ The backlash against overwhelming military…
Anonymous on Book Notes: Lucía en la noche by Juan Manuel de PradaMarch 7, 2026
Whoops, I spoke to soon. I don't know of a world power that didn't have jails or barracks or camps.…
Clarissa on Desperate PromotionMarch 7, 2026
They have to believe this crap because without it they'll have to accept that their product has plateaued and even…
mitchellporter on Desperate PromotionMarch 7, 2026
Anthopic has had an "AI welfare" specialist on staff since 2024. The AI scene is absolutely rife with people who…
PaulS on Nuclear ProliferationMarch 7, 2026
In SA, the WW2 army army was largely middle class. The apartheid military was generally low class. It was a…
oldcowboy3 on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
"Just like we shouldn’t tolerate this in our home." Suicidal empathy, stubbornly ignoring the hard learned lessons in the Nordic…
Anonymous on Plus ça changeMarch 7, 2026
Found this: https://wholemadeliving.com/kotlety-russian-meat-patties/ Might have to try it with sauerkraut.
PaulS on Don’t Be a NuisanceMarch 7, 2026
We have lots of Muslims. They always volunteered to do the catering at school events, so we ended up eating…
PaulS on Magical PotatoesMarch 7, 2026
In SA we have a candidate who says he understands the difficulties his administration's water shortages have inflicted on people.…
cliff arroyo on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
"What is it with Trump’s subservience" My guess (not being cursed with ESP) would be some kind of hero worship...…
Clarissa on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
What is it with Trump's subservience to smug weasels like Putin and Bibi? I'm not buying into the stories that…
Clarissa on Away from the TableMarch 7, 2026
It might just as well be true that this is a psychological mechanism of this kind. But God, is it…
Clarissa on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
My friend. When in 2013 in Ukraine the authorities killed 100 protesters, millions of Ukrainians went out into the streets…
Clarissa on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
This, and not the ayatollahs, is what we should be fighting. Ayatollahs are at home. They should do whatever. Just…
cliff arroyo on Away from the TableMarch 7, 2026
"shouldn’t behave like such prima donnas " I think.... maybe.... that there's some idea that when your job is in danger…
cliff arroyo on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
Meanwhile in the UK, pro-Iranian protestors on horseback chasing people down and the police do..... nothing. https://x.com/catherineBanksy/status/2030069844536672496
cliff arroyo on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
"just killed somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 protestors" Good point, the opposition is fragmented nad demoralized and nothing shores up…
Anonymous on Victory in IranMarch 7, 2026
The regime in Iran has just killed somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 protestors and you think that’s a sign of…
Random reader on Good StudentsMarch 7, 2026
This gives me hope. Our grad students have been very difficult to work with over the past few years and…
cliff arroyo on Life Inside a Soviet JokeMarch 7, 2026
"recover from burnout " Subject burnout or social batteries are exhausted and need time to recharge?
Stringer Bell on A Good CommunistMarch 6, 2026
ZOG america is the biggest enemy of europe.