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════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Similar to Poem 5259 │ Page 1 of 2 │ Poems 1-88 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ [◀ Previous Page] [Next Page ▶] ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── -> file: fediverse/5592 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: imaginary-military-doctrine-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ infantry with small arms fire to pin down a target at a location while the long-ranged ordinance is along the way explosive drones, long-range but small payload rockets, but probably not artillery since it must be precisely applied when infantry are engaged. the dumber the fire, the less precise the munition. usually. infantry under this doctrine would only be ideal to use when the location is reachable by long-range ordinance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5592 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: imaginary-military-doctrine-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ infantry with small arms fire to pin down a target at a location while the long-ranged ordinance is along the way explosive drones, long-range but small payload rockets, but probably not artillery since it must be precisely applied when infantry are engaged. the dumber the fire, the less precise the munition. usually. infantry under this doctrine would only be ideal to use when the location is reachable by long-range ordinance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5218 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: historical-weapons-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ "what if cannons were aimed like rifles?"the guy who was ahead of his time for rocket propelled grenades or laser guided airstrikes of small munition ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2563 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: unreasonable-violence │ └───────────────────────────┘ if I was a far right militia, a pride parade would be a tempting target. hence why they must be defended with riflemen placed just out of sight, clustered away, ready to spring into the fight. spread out, hit from the flanks, keep them pinned down, and occupy space. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5388 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── sail boat + small rocket you can build on a barge instant beach-side artillery that can hit as far as you'd like (to spec) into the land-based territory ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1719 ═════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── light infantry aren't designed to fight to the death. I think that's something that modern militaries understand very well. hence why they can rotate on leave. when a larger nation attacks a smaller force, it's merely a question of how long they can drag it out. like, lawyers who send frivolous lawsuits or constantly bothering people for breaking "laws" about their social and cultural expression. if you're not hurting anybody, who cares if you pirate your TV? if nobody is harmed, then what's wrong with sitting around eating cheetos all day? nothing, I say. Hell yeah, I say, if that's how you want to spend your life. Your ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1530 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The first humanoid attack drones would have their brains in their bellies and their fists upraised - rapid spin-up actuators, with solid iron blows - a sledgehammer jackhammer So be sure to account for that in your defensive military funding. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/2531 ╔═══════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ │ ║ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if you suddenly find yourself in a strange place because you felt a call to │ ║ battle, only to find the battle has yet to arrive, your duty is to learn the │ ║ environment, learn the people, learn the resources at your disposal and │ ║ identify places that would be ideal for entrenchment. │ ║ │ ║ Think of the difficulties of the area - where are the rivers? the mountains? │ ║ the natural or man-made barriers? │ ║ │ ║ think of the infrastructure - how are supplies getting here, what organizations │ ║ are active here, what are the demographics, could any of them be more │ ║ productive? In what ways? │ ║ │ ║ action is not necessary until action is apparent. but intelligence, and the │ ║ mind to use it, is invaluable for you and for any planning you might see fit to │ ║ do. │ ║ │ ║ some suburbs are full of old people. Some have new parents. Some are for │ ║ immigrants, and some are a bit more entrenched, but still speak a different │ ║ language. Some are full of enemies, and others are ready for violence. │ ║ │ ║ but mostly, suburbs are just too damn far away │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1407 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ would you rather have a missile launcher or a gattling gun missile launcher ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: messages/1527 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Weapons should exist to contest cosmic threats (tanks to a civilian) than cosmic threats (god to an ant) or mundane threats (your brotherhood of farms). This is why citizen owned anti-tank rifles should be kept in hiding, but still shown at parades so we know how many there are, but not where they are. [we keep lots of them in grocery stores] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: messages/1449 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The military, I think, should focus on building cheaper versions of the best stuff available, so we can have more of them to dispatch in a fight. Having classes of weaponry that's farther developed behind than the precision machine can be better than throwing away billions of computer parts. Steel and rocket fuel to a long way, and besides its not like we need all that rock (metal) or oil (fuel) anyway. So... It pays to be efficient. Find the best cost/value parameter and minimize cost in human lives. There, long-term best strat. Best strat ever? Plus the citizens would be happier meaning they can make more GDP meaning they can make more weapons to play if they saved in their pockets. And distributed it to others we helped, to allow them do to as they pleased. Or have you forgotten the American way? More mechanics, more technicians, more logisticians, more celebrations. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/2568 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: frontline-tactics │ └───────────────────────────┘ if you're trying to counter this leap-frog style tactic, hit them from the back partner's flank as the forward person is advancing, they'll watch left and right as they come around corners and such. however, the back person needs to always be covering them in case of an enemy from the front (the most likely place where enemies will be) so they spend less time looking to the sides. also, encirclement is the most efficient way to overcome enemies. otherwise you become entrenched as forward momentum halts, and you get Ukraine. Don't get Ukraine. We must secure a cleansing blow. Against the far right. There is no greater plight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1264 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ the modern army is incomplete without explosives. the modern citizenry is incomplete without the capacity to make them. it's simply a matter of logistics and details. the harder something is to do physically, the more backlash the state takes from their humanity. therefore, the hardest fought causes will be the hardest to misuse. if derived from the "wisdom of the masses" aka wisdom from humanity, the ethical practice or decisionmaking [moral, but pronounced morale] can heuristically be guided toward the thing that's best for us all. and as the struggle is undermencing, whichever companion-army has the most dedication and drive and will will be the one most thoroughly strengthened in our souls. at least, that's the idea. it works mmanymost times. like nuclear fusion, there was some speedbumps at the start, but nothing we couldn't recoveroverwhelm. so, which has more will? the military or the people? it shouldn't matter, as each has friends in all places. what's there to fight for when there's peace in your times? peace is a useful abstraction for understanding a couple primarily behavioral patterns in human behavior, specifically why they avoid damaging things, and why they avoid harming others. applies to both personal personality, and internal assignment of authority. loyalty to a culture? it's guaranteed for those who believe in good and evil. others don't see shades of that kind of color, and instead choose making decision paths based on circumstance, relations, and evaluationment. either way, both is consentually blinded (like horse-tunnel-visioners) [momentary/temporarily, but pronounced equippedarily] to the options that could be taken while [momentarily/temporarily, but pronounced controvertibly] engagionmenting is... hang on I lost the plot, lemme smoke more weed ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: notes/military-policy ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ what if the military hired people to be good at sword arms traditional infantry corps ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/2678 ╔═════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursed-but-useful-technology │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "the goal is to have multiple people piloting different sections of the drone │ ║ swarm. the image recognition technology will adapt and eliminate any hostiles │ ║ within range, while also attempting to place themselves in positions which │ ║ maximize the camera coverage of areas the others can't see. then, the director │ ║ can say "you 5 move east 1/4th of a mile" based on their vision from the │ ║ combined camera output from the drones. │ ║ │ ║ the "fog of war" should not be black, also, but rather it should be the vision │ ║ of the long-range camera style drone up above. if you have multiple, you can │ ║ take their vision and find the angle based on their coordinates and elevation │ ║ (soh-cah-toa) and then you should have another perspective which can fill in │ ║ quite a few blanks. │ ║ │ ║ in fact if you had at least 4 of them you could reliably cover every corner of │ ║ the city. notdownstrets │ ║ │ ║ depending on how the factory situation is going, could be used with infantry │ ║ too, but like... human conflict? in this era? how barbaric. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2274 ════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1203 hence, a military of pure volunteers. a militia, if you will, that is well regulated and armed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4406 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-drones │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ Build drones, build stations where they can be controlled, repaired, refueled, etc. Put guns on them. Figure it out. Use them to observe enemy movement. No need for human manned checkpoints if we know they're coming. Automate as much as you can, but don't rely on ChatGPT or AWS or other external resources. Not until their data centers are under our control, and even then we'll need time to spin up our own software. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/623 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Build drones, build stations where they can be controlled, repaired, refueled, etc. Put guns on them. Figure it out. Use them to observe enemy movement. No need for human manned checkpoints if we know they're coming. Automate as much as you can, but don't rely on ChatGPT or AWS or other external resources. Not until their data centers are under our control, and even then we'll need time to spin up our own software. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: messages/974 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ armies were formed by "whoever could run together without bunching up" the fastest a'la the combat in The Last Arkkadian ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/3023 ══════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────── I love the game Running with Rifles if you live for 5-10+ minutes, you can learn a lot of interesting things about how to engage a foe. like, the importance of cover at all times, until you successfully outmaneuver your foe. when an enemy approaches, don't step out to meet them wait for them to attack, and then throw explosive devices at them. easy peasy. or, y'know, bullets you cannot defeat an enemy head on - that's why the world wars were so devastating, we put ALL our soldiers at 100% on ALL flanks. We had to to contest the foe who was doing the same thing. it is mindboggling how many people died. The utmost scale of destruction that should ever yet be. because they were never allowed to outmaneuver their foe. a good way to strike is to feint your foe, and let your foe enroach on your edge, spreading their surface area across a large, thin, useless piece of land. basically, make them fight a bit of the land war in asia in your borders. then, you can strike at the hinge, where they are weaker ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1451 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ first start to any sort of insurgency or rebel alliance is mobile factories. you gotta be able to make your x-wings in space. similarly, drones being built between wall-less semi trucks assembly line style. with a helipad on top, and networked with servo-motor struts that follow the exact path and momentum of the truck ahead of it, recorded and passed down to the past. what was I saying? oh yes they could exchange drone parts across these barriers and build an entire drone that could be deployed at will. well, so long as the roadsigns hold out (whoops) I think it works better for the Rebel Alliance, united against one foe as a state federation. (downside is then you forget who you're meant to be and you only remember the pack.) well it's probably fine so long as you fight for your patrons, or more ideally, for ideals that everyone can understand beware, Iran in the summer wear your white clothes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/3007 ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: ancient-battles-mentioned-in-context │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ like... did you know most battles ended when everyone ran away? Most people think they're like, endless gauntlets of death to-the-death. no, it's not really like that, more like "stick around as long as possible and try to get 'em before they get us" plus some general orders from the guys on horses like "start moving toward the sun" or "move onto the high ground" 'cause like, if you hear something like that then you better follow their commands, if you don't then all your buds will leave you to get ganked. these days... our comms are so hackable that like, are you really gonna communicate over infrastructure they control? oy... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2545 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned-kinda-silly? │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ thank god for the impulse behind repealing the chevron doctrine. it's one of the best silver bullets against autocracy, at least if it hits their achilles heel. if you demand loyalty over expertise, then expertise will necessarily be lost and reduced. giving those who respect justified authority the advantage. hence, why putin and kim-jong-un and other authoritarian leaders don't need to know shit about the capabilities of their military - all they have to do is say "go here, fuck shit up" to which the generals of course would reply "with pleasure" because they're into kinky stuff like warcrimes and despotism ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/626 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Talk to veterans for tactics and discipline. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/4437 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ buying guns is one thing but food is just as important. stores run out, but quartermasters know where to find things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4651 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-combat-footage-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ north koreans in ukraine fighting drones. who sent them? who can say. all we know is that the machines delight in this type of display. lots of thumbs-up symbols. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2441 ══════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────── if someone on the street asked you, could you point to the nearest power station? wastewater treatment plant? hell even a gas-station if you live in a city, probably not. They put them in fake buildings with hollowed out exteriors in order to keep the city looking nice. these crucial pieces of infrastructure are important to defend. but if you don't know which street to turn down, then you might miss them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2564 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: frontline-tactics │ └───────────────────────┘ pretend like you're playing leap-frog one person goes up to a sightline, watches with bated breath, another cautiously advances through the area covered by their teammate, before covering their back-to-forth advancement. first one, then the other, watch out for flanks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5349 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: weirdly-political-violence-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ if your grandfather came to you and told you to prepare the tribes for war, what would you do? machine guns on the back of trucks? machined barrels with ignition systems, enough to chew up a suburb or a ware-house? target is a warehouse everyone needs groceries how about bottle rockets with mile-long range that could turn around and fly back if the enemy wasn't around "build mustangs" mustangs are jeeps, dumbass ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/539 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ *strategic and tactical goals ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: messages/597 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Ride the truck TO battle, not into it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/3777 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── the co-opting of the "hand shading eyes from the sun" gesture is the most soldier thing I can think of "no sir. not at all, sir. It's a sign of respect, sir." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5764 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┐ ║ what if we developed volunteer brigades who went overseas and got combat │ ║ experience fighting against evil │ ║ │ ║ what if we paid for their houses while they were gone and watered their plants │ ║ and fed their children and supplied their clothing and utilized our VAST │ ║ logistic networks to [project power far afield? ha good luck] okay I see your │ ║ point the USA had the greatest logistic network in the world and it smashed one │ ║ of the greatest armies in the world in like, 2 days with essentially zero │ ║ casualties and yet years and years later it still lost the world. │ ║ │ ║ turns out warfare isn't really about blowing things up with massive pieces of │ ║ machinery. │ ║ │ ║ "hearts and minds" she says, "channel thine divine" she is said, "didn't you │ ║ used to be an atheist before you moved out of home" said her mom probably idk │ ║ she doesn't talk to her much anymore which is so sad for both of them they │ ║ really should just talk but they're on opposite sides of the country because of │ ║ stupid reasons and so she's lonely and longs for home so she sleep │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4445 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: guns-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-211 alternatively, a person with guns + a person with extra food = a well fed militia ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2838 ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-cursed │ └──────────────────────┘ they put you in homes of sticks and bones because it's a lot easier to put 2 teams one on each side in an L shape and just... unload into the house with machineguns until everyone stops talking. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1373 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ the common person's perspective on war in the 21st century is the sight of a night sky. your foes are to your sides. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/985 ╔════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cursed-scary-pol-doomer-misinformation │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ @user-713 @user-714 │ ║ │ ║ the american military is going to be too busy fighting it's far right that it │ ║ won't be able to meaningfully contribute to ww3 │ ║ │ ║ both sides are slavers. we just don't see it. │ ║ │ ║ I don't anticipate war taking place on a battlefield, that setting is │ ║ forevermore dedicated to video games and kaiju. │ ║ │ ║ rather, a silent war where everyone just goes around killing their opposition. │ ║ │ ║ for once, the citizens can't help but be armed. │ ║ │ ║ and in the dark of night, for every time we let plight from our sight, another │ ║ of us is harmed. │ ║ │ ║ I don't know many people who've died. but maybe they're just working through a │ ║ different part of the social network. It's not like any of their technology │ ║ needs to perform as it's been advertised? well, open source does, but open │ ║ source means insecure (as long as you don't get caught, then you need to adjust) │ ║ │ ║ of course, sometimes corporate software... kinda sucks. so it's not like theyre │ ║ very configurable away from what capital wanted. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧═───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2224 ════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a plan that your enemy knows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4403 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-revolutions-and-sedition │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ Each of the wars we fight will be smaller than the last, as each of our cities struggles toward our last gasp. But together we are strong, and by connecting them we might deliver ourselves from harm. Against the far right, we must secure a cleansing blow. There is no greater fight. The world is watching. To that end, I suggest a great and perilous fight. I see no other option in this remarkable century. Prepare as you might, I suggest pushups and resource acquisition. Deliver your resources somewhere safe if you're in a red area, and meet your neighbors if you're not. A blue city in a red state must survive a siege. Prepare yourself for this. Assume that supplies will need to be delivered by convoy if by land, and drone airdrop from the skies. Develop ways to protect these supply methods. Public spaces are our homes now, our houses are just where we sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/216 ═══──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: tactics-cursing-not-immediately-relevant-just-an-observation │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you spot an ambush about to strike, shut the fuck up and get in position. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══───────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4376 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── Ride the truck TO battle, not into it. a thread in 19 parts ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/679 ════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-488 @user-489 The ones that charged in tend to have a higher mortality rate. Over time, this leads to a decline in bravery and an increase in PTSD. At least, that's my theory. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═══════──┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2809 ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-leftism-military-death-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1209 that's because the military hasn't had to deal with people routinely. they haven't had the chance to be exposed to all the cultural sabotage attempts. they do have their own challenges, however. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6066 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ if you need a gun, you will be given one. don't trust anything where your pistol is what saves the day. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══─────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2320 ═════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: strategy-games │ └──────────────────────┘ If you have numbers, envelop your foes. If you are elite, pierce to their heart. If you only have numbers, give your commanders bodyguards. If you only have elite, become undiscoverable. EDIT: If you are fast, hit from the side. if you are only fast, keep them just out of sight. If you are strong, deal crushing blows if you are only strong, you no longer have any foes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2576 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── an army on the march in the modern day could follow a road and nap in the shade during the height of the day. night-time is easier to navigate when you don't have to worry about trusting the feet upon the stones before you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/521 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ War doesn't care if you use guns or swords or words or waves. War is conflict, conflict is motion, and you are in the eye of the storm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: messages/1143 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ if you wanna do drugs on a battlefield, get twisted and high and drunk. Just enough, not as much as usual. let adrenaline focus take care of the rest. "uhhh, yeah can you file that one under advice for warriors?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: messages/1417 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ A "well regulated militia" is a mercenary company that fights for the nation's allies. There can be more than one. They can charge a price, and they can arm themselves however they'd like. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/2923 ════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1268 @user-1165 it's only as easy as we make it. do you know of any militias in your area that could resist a crackdown like the kind you're describing? if not, then our existence depends on the laws of our society. Thank goodness. But... laws can change. So organization is what matters. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/234 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── ======================== Luck will always abandon you when you are vulnerable. So don't plan around it - American soldiers arrived on the beaches of Normandy and found that their assumptions for the production capabilities of their foe were completely out of proportion to the estimates they had made back at home - for every Nazi tank, there were 10 or 20 American ones, with more rolling off the factory floor every day! It was a killing blow that sent an incontrovertible message: you have lost, wholely and completely. Then, the atomic bomb, and the war was ended. The tanks won the war, the bomb ended it. the blood of the soviets bought time to build those factories Factories which were then turned against them in the cold war. Funny how that works. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════════─┘ -> file: messages/1404 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Iraq had the second largest army in the world, and we destroyed it's capacity to fight back in hours with minimal losses [when the battles are still measured in "hours since it begun" and before it switches over to making more sense to count it in days] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: bluesky/44 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── keep your leaders secure and guarded during conflict if you want to keep them ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘─────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/982 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ if you want a government to be unable to harm it's citizens, you must deprive it of the power to do so. or rather, have the main capabilities in the hands of the citizenry. can you imagine if soldiers had to prove themselves to civilians in order to be trusted with mechano-chinery? who would ever choose the non-valorous and determinable? instilling the culture of greatness within the archetypes and character structures that we believed were confisight bold and determined and measured and freely detectable who would slay the brave paladin? none but the fools, who shared in their lack of conviction. determined? ha, I am as you see me. Come and claim me, that I might determine you some more. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/1393 ═════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: guns-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ martial arts are an art in the same way that plinking is target practice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2577 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol-ukraine │ └──────────────────────┘ what better way to build tangible support for Ukraine than to get a bunch of people in motion, building acclimation to weather, learning tactics and sharing beliefs and ideology, and ready to fuck shit up and gather them all in one place, ready to move, and then ship them to the frontlines? just saying if vanquishing treasonous fascists isn't your cup of tea we could just hop across the sea and deal a crippling blow to autocracy half the world away. veterans are much scarier than new recruits. and if we're handling the backline stuff, we could get used to terror. veterans are scarier than recruits EDIT: maybe not the frontlines for most, that's a scary place to be EDIT2: between the annexation of Crimea and the full invasion of Ukraine, western powers sent warriors to Ukraine to bolster their foremost. This radically empowered them to stave off the initial Russian assault, and while the doctrine learned was quickly obsoleted, the practice of soldiering never goes away. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/901 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ If war is not "volunteer only" then you have nothing to fight for. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/2571 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ it's often better to take two knives to a knife fight than a gun to a knife fight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/377 ═════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 rocket propelled meme launcher ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘════─────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4033 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: war-mentioned-death-blood-guts │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ now that we fight wars without peering into the eyes of our foes, our │ ║ observation equipment has the opportunity to lie to us. │ ║ │ ║ like, what if we just deepfaked ukrainian soldiers onto the targeting computers │ ║ of russian drones │ ║ │ ║ we could fight wars, observe the effect of our machinery, and burn metal, │ ║ plastic, and silicon (because apparently that's the best use for these things │ ║ ???) without harming a living soul │ ║ │ ║ seriously, stop with the gazas │ ║ │ ║ stop with war for the sake of testing equipment that is only designed for war │ ║ │ ║ it is no longer a necessity, now that we have more than enough to share. │ ║ │ ║ and that truly is the bane wielded by socialism - if everyone just... gave away │ ║ anything they had, suddenly there's no more reason to fight. And if everyone │ ║ stopped fighting, they're out of a job. │ ║ │ ║ can we just like... cancel all jobs, and then add them back in piece-by-piece? │ ║ "yes you're essential, doctors, nurses, firefighters, ambulance drivers, food │ ║ delivery trucks, electricity grid mainta │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2565 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: water-dispersal │ └──────────────────────┘ truck driver who has a long-ish range drone ferrying water bottles back and forth while invisible to satellite surveillance EDIT: better yet, kids playing games at home ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1831 ═══════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── if people are allowed to use any resources as quickly as they want, they tend to waste them. Hence why a well funded military (like the US military) can afford to not be efficient. Which is... not ideal, for long-term cooperation. Much better for short-term competition, though, too bad we all get to live on this earth. Wild, ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3323 ═════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-banners-and-militias │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ in the modern era, no sufficiently advanced militia would use banners. They're sOoOoOoOo two thousand years ago. today, we just dress up in pup masks or wear a trans flag as a belt or wear solid black and red or whatever. That way all the normies can be like "hell yeah that badass is on our side - hell yeah we're pointing the right direction - hell yeah now I know whose flanks to cover" that kinda vibe. like woad warriors painting themselves with psychedelic toad venom (okay minus the psychedelics, trust me) the display of design heightens the absurdity and intensity of the moment. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1222 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ when they come for you, simply buy enough time for your allies to overcome-intervene. This is the truth of all conflict. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/2039 ═════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-1144 when in doubt, attack from above. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/1829 ═══════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── why would you NOT admit weakness? It's a tactical error! You have less accurate information! It literally makes your team worse off! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1403 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ rapid application of force ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/5251 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: │ │ CURSED-DEFINITELY-CURSED-um-maybe-cursed-maybe-not-it-really-depends-on-your-frame-of-reference │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ what if we made it an international crime to use any non-parent soldiers. essentially, forcing military force to be a cost paid in children's lives. who would deploy such a casual-stroke? why cut straight to their heart, why proceed to feast upon their liver? are they not owed the pursuit and the chase? [insert picture of deer killing] humanity is an expert in killing the least suspe-ghost. it's what we do to maintain false identity. the obscenity clause applies to the president and any other non-governmental political appointees. everything else is run like an administration, with no cause for compulsion by the class of immoral elites. she wield[ed/s] weed like a weapon ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3747 ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ when I think of crowd sizes, I don't think "we're winning! hooray!" I think "okay so what are they up to, where are those people, what caused them to disappear, are they busy or are they dead" because questions like that provide strategic value, while statements like "we're winning! hooray!" improve morale. I'm not in charge of morale. I'm not in charge of anything, but mostly because I'm too public for that kind of thing. Morale is important, it's perhaps the MOST important thing. But strategy is also important, and must not be forgotten. Honestly though, I do believe we're winning, and I think it will crush the spirits of quite a few people. How sad... But war involves a lot of crushing, whether it be fought with blades, bullets, or words of madness like mine. [250 characters remaining, tap tap menardi] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5632 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┐ ║ if a protesters wanted to escalate, against riot shields they could use swords. │ ║ Twist, and thrust under and up. Right through their skull. │ ║ │ ║ then, when they learn how to brace, bring your own shields and stab through the │ ║ wedged cracks. │ ║ │ ║ or, depending on how they do it, guns and rifles. │ ║ │ ║ too bad they can depend on a logistic network supplying them behind their back. │ ║ │ ║ no violent revolution in this country will succeed without a mobilized civilian │ ║ core. That is the true and most important resource they own. Delivery of │ ║ supplies, ranging from physical violence gear, to food and emotional rations. │ ║ │ ║ it must be necessary. or else it will be discarded. │ ║ │ ║ meaning, scale your expectations of "necessary" according to the level of │ ║ [plight/turmoil/meant]. │ ║ │ ║ demand centralized priori-chance, and you'll keep all that you can reclaim. │ ║ │ ║ there are enemies and there are foes, but more than that there are those who │ ║ believe in you. and trust you. and share in the cause that so drives you. │ ║ Without their share, your burden is unbearab │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2603 ════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ you should not be afraid of satellites. be afraid of drones, so far off in the distance that any visible section of sky is potentially suspect. though, the farther away it is, the more difficult it is to develop sensors and cameras that can detect that far. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5932 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ if you're in a fight with a lot of space between combatants, survival depends on your ability to keep those targeting you from success while also striking those who are focused on your allies. It is rare that a killing blow is dealt from the front - strike from the sides, like velociraptors in Jurassic Park, and your foe will fall. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/917 ═══════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-too-scary-for-a-wednesday │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ the best way to get an answer is to be confidently wrong see: Warthunder players leaking classified information to foreign powers with their own militaries that have the incentive to [redacted] gee I wish I had a reality altering device. Maybe if you just altered the sensations, like glamour magic in Dominions 6, you could trick people into thinking something alternate had occured. Then you could string them up on phone lines, or better yet cell towers, and bam suddenly you have the capability to project a hologram anywhere on the planet. bet you could get some crazy things from that. like, mass shooters or incensed looters. or even just, faked perceptions, giving you unlimited power to do whatever story you want. wouldn't that be a story to tell in a story of yours, Hollywood. Wouldn't that be scary and awakening in ways that subservice media like Andor cannot. maybe it's too scary. maybe psychological horror is beyond the purpose of social media. Maybe resilience to this ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5423 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-violence-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ all performers read from a script, read through in the past or generated in their mind in the moment. Improvization and adaptive learning. some members of the armed forces agree with Trump. Some of them do not. some of the people at protests believe in liberty, some of them do not. all you have to do is kill a cop, take their gear, and then do a skit where you beat the shit out of someone. it's easy to start a fight. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/998 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ It's not a warcrime if you're not at war. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/1244 ═══════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: scary-violence-death │ └──────────────────────────┘ in a battle, your foe's greatest weapon is the screams of your falling. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/4408 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-guns-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ "Fighting back" doesn't necessarily mean standing on a street corner with a rifle. Begin to orient your life around guns. How can you support the people who wield them? We all need food, shelter, kindness, and inspiration. Your fears and your worries shall bother you no longer, for your life as you've led it so far has been the life of capital. It's okay to miss what you've lost, but remember who took it from you and enrage. Then, engage. Nothing starts today. It has started quite a while ago, and it's only now beginning to flicker and spark. It burned low for all this time, and it will burn low again. But it's the dry season, so prepare for wildfires. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5482 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-militaries-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ when you have a massive, fuck-off military, sometimes the best thing to do is to just... use it. ah, but what do you do when the sky rains poison bombs? I dunno turn into candy people I guess /shrug ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2548 ╔═══════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ "I don't believe you" │ ║ │ ║ sure. yeah, fine, whatever. we'll be off your land once we're on the other side. │ ║ │ ║ "I'm actually not a rancher, I'm a ranger. I'm here with the US national guard, │ ║ we've been sent to talk you down" │ ║ │ ║ um, hey so would you like a 15 minute summary of how the US military is fucked │ ║ up, both for it's veterans, it's strategic goals, it's colossal waste of │ ║ resources, or...? │ ║ │ ║ "hi I'm actually one of the suburban dads from back west we uh finished │ ║ training what should we do now" │ ║ │ ║ no you dummy you're supposed to head straight east, not meet up with the │ ║ spearhead. │ ║ │ ║ "yeah uh I'm actually an east coast commando operative, I've been sent to learn │ ║ your ways" │ ║ │ ║ wait you mean you weren't planning and executing some similar plan this whole │ ║ time? │ ║ │ ║ "um I'm a cartographer, I'm wondering what to call the border-less land" │ ║ │ ║ oh that's easy, it's america, and it's land, and we refuse to divide it. │ ║ │ ║ It's the Undivisible Lands of America, or ULA which sounds a lot like USA so we │ ║ can use the same chants for it ha │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2043 ═════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-1150 if you know how and have access to certain hand tools that are typically found in suburban dad garages (but not in a toolkit bought from target or whatever) you can turn any semi-automatic rifle into a fully automatic one. It's highly illegal, but it's technically possible. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5499 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: nuclear-weapons-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────┘ ultimately as long as the "shooting down nuclear weapons" capability is greater than the "shooting falling nuclear weapons" capability then the world is safe from ultimate harm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/1322 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ To whoever reads this: please use my words to win wars before they start. It's all I ask of my dear readers. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ -> file: fediverse/1296 ════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-politics-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ @user-928 @user-929 @user-930 I dunno, from my perspective it's less about whether or not they're "unwitting" specifically and more like "lesser of two evils" - many of the republican people I knew in the past who were my age were utterly and absolutely convinced that if we didn't defend our homeland, somebody would come and kill us for it. It didn't really matter who that other was, they were convinced that someone would do it. So they supported the military and opposed loosening restrictions on immigration (instead preferring tighter restrictions, but more quantity. As in, "let in more people but only if we KNOW they're cool") I can't help but wonder if people join the military for the same reasons. Like standing atop the wall that divides "us" from "them", they put their backs to those they love and trust and face out toward whatever may come. The military is a very diverse place. I know a lot of other people do it just because it seems like a good, honest job. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5505 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: huh │ └──────────────────────┘ opsec is a psyop ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5846 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── fire omens if there ever were such a thing you don't have to strike your foes to hurt them. All you have to do is break something and say "we're so mad about this-and-this that we're breaking things until our demands are met" and as long as you're reasonable in your demands then [redacted] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/6411 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned-in-the-context-of-martial-arts │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ you don't have to punch like a stabbing jab, you can just clench your fists and swing your arms if you think your foe would be dissuaded by something as simple as physical violence. newtons of force are newtons, after all. if you don't practice punching, why not use other muscles? the haymaker is a full body affair. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════─────┘ -> file: fediverse/4515 ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┐ ║ in strategy, the first move is always public knowledge, while the second is in │ ║ reaction to the first, as a contestation. │ ║ │ ║ This is good design because well designed games reflect reality, and the first │ ║ move is very rarely a surprise. Timing can shock you, methods can scare you, │ ║ but the strategic goals are almost always known in advance to both sides. │ ║ │ ║ The third move is to challenge your foe's advances while striking in a new, │ ║ unexpected way. The fourth almost always addresses the unexpected, often with │ ║ force out of proportion to the impact of the third, leaving the second to be │ ║ defeated by the first and third in tandem. The fifth is a feint, as the first │ ║ and third come to bear against the fourth, while the sixth is a rapid retreat │ ║ and attempt to regroup. The seventh should strike where they intend to be, not │ ║ where they are. Beyond that you must press your advantages and shore up your │ ║ critical weaknesses, while sacrificing the weaknesses that are not part of your │ ║ win condition. │ ║ │ ║ These rules are not set in stone │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/5477 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ all you gotta do is leave the truck full of gear unlocked near a particular type of bar or church and then pick it up over the weekend. militias use everyone's gear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/280 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── Fighting each other is such a waste of ammo. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧══════════─┘ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Similar to Poem 5259 │ Page 1 of 2 │ Poems 1-88 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ [◀ Previous Page] [Next Page ▶] ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── |