blah the Prussian
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Referring to one of your quotes in your signature, did one of the WWI Generals actually said "Go fuck yourself!" to Hitler?!
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Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck was a WWI general and the only one to remain undefeated. Yeah, he did; Hitler wanted him to do some propaganda stuff with the Wehrmacht so he told him to fuck himself. Nothing was done to him because he was one of the few people in Germany at that point more popular than Hitler.
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Hello, how is everything over at your domain in Prague? Are you starting up any wars soon? I've just came back from Sekigahara, and crushed Hideyoshi's supporters like Garon's business. Now that I've done that, I can finally rule over Yamato from my new palace in Edo.
On a more real-life note, I'm still busy at work, trying to finish up drawings for our big restoration work. Quite interesting I must say; it's in Australia's second-oldest town, and they used to house female convicts work there in the early 1800s. Unfortunately, that means I can't get to updating my LP yet until after this week.
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Hello, how is everything over at your domain in Prague? Are you starting up any wars soon? I've just came back from Sekigahara, and crushed Hideyoshi's supporters like Garon's business. Now that I've done that, I can finally rule over Yamato from my new palace in Edo.
On a more real-life note, I'm still busy at work, trying to finish up drawings for our big restoration work. Quite interesting I must say; it's in Australia's second-oldest town, and they used to house female convicts work there in the early 1800s. Unfortunately, that means I can't get to updating my LP yet until after this week.
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Hello, how is everything over at your domain in Prague? Are you starting up any wars soon? I've just came back from Sekigahara, and crushed Hideyoshi's supporters like Garon's business. Now that I've done that, I can finally rule over Yamato from my new palace in Edo.
On a more real-life note, I'm still busy at work, trying to finish up drawings for our big restoration work. Quite interesting I must say; it's in Australia's second-oldest town, and they used to house female convicts work there in the early 1800s. Unfortunately, that means I can't get to updating my LP yet until after this week.
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Hello, how is everything over at your domain in Prague? Are you starting up any wars soon? I've just came back from Sekigahara, and crushed Hideyoshi's supporters like Garon's business. Now that I've done that, I can finally rule over Yamato from my new palace in Edo.
On a more real-life note, I'm still busy at work, trying to finish up drawings for our big restoration work. Quite interesting I must say; it's in Australia's second-oldest town, and they used to house female convicts work there in the early 1800s. Unfortunately, that means I can't get to updating my LP yet until after this week.
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How is your highness faring in Prague?
I had some interesting talks with a friend who volunteers with the Liberal Party (which is actually conservative; funny Aussie politics) for state elections and the like. Upon hearing about Classical Conservatism by Edmund Burke (I don't know how much you agree to that, but anyway.) I've started to have a bit of a read into that, and I think I'm starting to understand what the real problem of "democracy" is - essentially being a popularity contest where basically things boil down to negative advertising, smear campaigns, ideological spin - basically mob rule rather than an educated verdict. This is something that we can't avoid whether in republican USA/France or a constitutional monarchist Britain/Japan. Of course, I still think (parliamentary) democracy (as an actual governing body) is the best form of government compared to all the others we have - at least I get to have a say in how I'd like Japan to be run.
I actually wonder whether there would be a shift back to the intellectual/social elites taking power of the government. Though that too has its dangers of corruption and the like. Anyway, that's my two yen - feel free to (dis)agree or ignore.
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There is no system that's immune to corruption. The issue is that some systems are easier to fix than others. I think Monarchy is easier to fix overall than Republicanism, for 2 reasons. First, in a Republic the system incentivizes selfishness; by portraying power as a reward, and by having a system where people have to want power to get it, you create a very unhealthy view of power. Anyone who would willingly put themselves through all the stress of running an election campaign, and later a country, is pretty likely to have ulterior motives. Since Monarchs inherit their positions, they would likely see power more as a duty; they're still not worthy of power (no one is) but at least since they got it by accident they'd treat it with more respect. Secondly, in order to fix any society you need a consistent plan; when a society is absolutely broken, like America is now, there are a myriad of problems all contributing to each other. Since the US head of state switches every 4 to 8 years, that robs it of the central figure and consistent vision needed to resolve deep seated societal problems.
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How is your highness faring in Prague?
I had some interesting talks with a friend who volunteers with the Liberal Party (which is actually conservative; funny Aussie politics) for state elections and the like. Upon hearing about Classical Conservatism by Edmund Burke (I don't know how much you agree to that, but anyway.) I've started to have a bit of a read into that, and I think I'm starting to understand what the real problem of "democracy" is - essentially being a popularity contest where basically things boil down to negative advertising, smear campaigns, ideological spin - basically mob rule rather than an educated verdict. This is something that we can't avoid whether in republican USA/France or a constitutional monarchist Britain/Japan. Of course, I still think (parliamentary) democracy (as an actual governing body) is the best form of government compared to all the others we have - at least I get to have a say in how I'd like Japan to be run.
I actually wonder whether there would be a shift back to the intellectual/social elites taking power of the government. Though that too has its dangers of corruption and the like. Anyway, that's my two yen - feel free to (dis)agree or ignore.
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I'm doing great in Prague, thanks for asking.
Anyway, my feelings on democracy have softened since I started being a Monarchist, although I still think a benevolent Monarchy where we could avoid evil monarchs with certainty is better than democracy. I think that, on the contrary, intellectual and social elites are in the decline because they messed up. If you look at history, when you have a conflict like this-between populism and the establishment- when the establishment is saying things like "a threat to the Republic" they lose. The cases where the establishment has won- like, for example, in Great Depression USA- has seen them actually make an effort to improve the situation, making Populism lose its appeal. I don't see that happening much at all in the world of today.
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what's the difference between Habsburg and Hapsburg?
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Blah, do you still have you Bulbagarden membership? I've updated my Poke-Japan WWII entry to incorporate a couple of historical figures.
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Hello, you've been elected for an interview: http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=57566&p=4482132
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In protest of Zelda Wii U, my avatar is now Fi. I'll take my adorable robot companion over an annoying survival simulator anyday.
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Hey, Blah, what's a good historical series you've been reading/watching recently?
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There's a good trilogy of books about Genghis Khan by Conn Igulden; they succeed in many respects because they don't whitewash what he did; they show his crimes in full detail but also how he became that way. I don't know if this counts, but Extra Credits recently did a series on Suleiman the Magnificent that is narrative based, and its excellent.
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Out of curiosity I don't usually/ever see you talk about FE. Do you like it, and if so, what games in particular?
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I am like FE fine, but I am no longer obsessed like I was when I first joined. I talk about FE occasionally, mostly in terms of story, but I'm mostly here for serious discussion, writing, and the community in general, though from what I've been told about the FE community these days I might only like it because I don't talk about it much anymore.
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I wish you a Happy New Year, even though it is over a month late, Your Royal Highness. How do you do, sir?
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Would dying in one's birthday be considered irony or coincidence...?
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Could you please critique my piece for the writing competition?
