Posts by Rich Lock
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Candyman, Candyman, Ca......
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Those copyright lawyers must never sleep.
Only during the day, in our coffins.
We come out at night to suck the creative juices from the necks of starving artists.
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You have to wonder when we're going to get over the war. How many other countries do you describe in terms of the 40s? Modern pop-culture references like Rammstein for example don't get a look in.
Actually, now that I think about it, is Rammstein really the best reference for you to make your point? Given the controvosies over their supposed political inclinations?
I have one German friend who unequivocally thinks they are, and another (of impeccable liberal lefty credentials) who is a big fan.
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Yamis, our neighbours were having a 'fight party', and there was a huge outburst of screaming and shouting at about the same time. This is in genteel Devonport.
There was also a lot of interest where I work - some guys clubbed together to take a minivan down to the fight.
My impression is that the interest in the fight cut across the social spectrum, but was probably more concentrated in certain parts of it.
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They didn't need to invade the US mainland, they just needed to force the US out of the Pacific for a reasonable time.
They were well aware of the US industrial might, hence the need for a Pacific knockout, which would have given them the breathing space to take Burma and India without a major threat from the East.
That was what I was getting at.
According to the wiki article, the Japanese were after the Battleships , not the Carriers.
The attack had several major aims. First, it was supposed to destroy American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies. Second, it was a means to buy time for Japan to consolidate her position and increase her naval strength, before the shipbuilding of the Vinson-Walsh Act erased any chance of victory. Finally, it was intended as a blow against American morale, which might discourage further fighting and enable Japan to conquer Southeast Asia without interference.
Making battleships the main target was a means of striking at morale, since they were the prestige ships of any navy at the time. Because both Japanese and American strategic thinking and doctrine was derived from the work of Captain Alfred Mahan which held battleships were decisive in naval warfare
The Japanese failure to recognise the shift in naval power from Battleships to Carriers is somewhat ironic, given the nature of the Pearl Harbour attack.
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How many other countries do you describe in terms of the 40s? Modern pop-culture references like Rammstein for example don't get a look in.
But the title of the post is 'how to look good as a nazi'. And we're talking about an event where a good number of students thought it was appropriate to turn up dressed as nazis.
So whilst I'd love to talk about Rammstein (who I think are the badger's nadgers, BTW), or possibly the new BMW HP2 megamoto (BMW make interesting motorcycle shock!!!), that isn't the topic.
Edit: but yes, we've swerved somewhat off-topic and into armchair general territory.
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Thinking out loud, perhaps the Japanese were gambling that by the time the US had used it's undoubted superiority in industrial muscle to rebuild the fleet, they would have had enough time to conquer and control sufficient territory and industry to be able to fight back on equal terms. The Pearl Harbour attack was a win or lose gamble on a single roll of the dice.
Given that the Enterprise, Yorktown, and a few other important capital ships were out of port at the time of the attack, it was a gamble they lost.
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Windows 7 launch party video
Charlie Brooker on same.
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We can't hold kids accountable for what their parents did.