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by duckzilla
05 Jan 2022, 11:28
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
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Re: European politics

Germany isn't the same country as Nazi Germany. It is a different government, different culture and the one that has actively tried to not let old mistakes be repeated. Just for the record: looking at my own grandparents and great-grandparents as well as their extended families, I can definitely sa...
by duckzilla
04 Jan 2022, 15:35
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: England maybe leave EU june 23.
Replies: 2288
Views: 37055
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Re: England maybe leave EU june 23.

Time to buy ThyssenKrupp 12€ options
by duckzilla
04 Jan 2022, 11:50
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
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Re: European politics

princeofcarthage wrote:
facts
Better than being a brainwashed guilt ridden German! You should be actively trying to remove the unfair stain put on your country rather than embracing it. You are a shame to your country.

#Blame#UK#WW2
a shame to my country
by duckzilla
04 Jan 2022, 11:27
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

That's because you are a bit rude
by duckzilla
04 Jan 2022, 10:45
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

scarm wrote:Honestly the Krim-Crisis only happened because William the Conqueror fucked the Saxons, change my mind
Which was only possible because the French gave Normandy to Rollo. It has always been the French 😲
by duckzilla
04 Jan 2022, 07:55
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

People like PoC are mentally stuck in the late 19th and early 20th century. According to him, Austria did nothing wrong when attacking Serbia in 1914. Serbia forced the Austrian hand by not knowing their place within the Austrian sphere of influence. The entire chain of events that followed also con...
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 22:28
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak
Replies: 8686
Views: 127337
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Re: COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak

Dolan wrote:@duckzilla Did you have any specific reason to avoid J&J?
J&J was not an option yet when I got my first shot (early May).
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 21:57
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak
Replies: 8686
Views: 127337
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Re: COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak

AstraZeneca + BioNTech + Moderna in that order. Curious to find out which one's going to be my next. Maybe Novavax or Valneva?
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 21:46
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak
Replies: 8686
Views: 127337
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Re: COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak

princeofcarthage wrote:Double vaccination certificate should be compulsory to post on ESOC.
Just losers have only two vaccinations. Real pros (such as me) have at least three vaccinations and all by different producers.
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 14:16
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

The tensions flared up in 2014 precisely for the same reason, the new government immediately aligned Ukraine with west thereby choosing a side . Historically neutral nations have for majority of the part avoided war. Case in point, Sweden and Finland have done well by maintaining neutrality. Switze...
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 11:34
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
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Re: European politics

Overview of the last several pages in the European Politics thread
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 11:22
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

So you would also agree that Cuba also had the right to decide which alliance to join and that USSR also had the right to put nuclear weapons in Cuba. Ah yes, the famous European nation of Cuba which plays a decisive role in the Ukraine crisis and for the Russian demands towards Sweden and Finland....
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 10:54
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

Finland and Sweden were neutral during the Cold War and did not see a reason for joining the NATO after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Instead they "only" joined the European Union, which is a somewhat similar project. Now, absurdly, Putin gives them a proper reason to actually join the...
by duckzilla
03 Jan 2022, 10:18
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: European politics
Replies: 6203
Views: 107015
Flag: Vietnam

Re: European politics

You are a classic example of how westerners more specifically Americans (although you aren't one) think about world from a single perspective. That west is always right or US is right and that how you are suppose to police the world or how you are the only good thing in the world while rest of the ...
by duckzilla
02 Jan 2022, 14:08
Forum: General
Topic: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?
Replies: 65
Views: 2969
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Re: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?

in my opinion the true Italian spirit is felt in the early 1800s in northern Italy Sure, that's the case with many other national identities (e.g. Germans) as well. But (again maybe similar to Germany) there has been a "crown of Italy" around for roughly a thousand years already at this p...
by duckzilla
02 Jan 2022, 12:40
Forum: General
Topic: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?
Replies: 65
Views: 2969
Flag: Vietnam

Re: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?

In the Middle Ages Italy did not exist either as a state or as a spirit, in the present north and central Italy there were all duchies and republics in the south there was the kingdom of Naples and Sicily (I don't remember well if at that time it was all one or separate), speaking of the fleets the...
by duckzilla
01 Jan 2022, 08:20
Forum: General
Topic: Minor Native Civ Techs Reference Guide
Replies: 23
Views: 3522
Flag: Vietnam

Re: Minor Native Civ Techs Reference Guide

Which natives do you guys think could be interesting for French native strats in team games? To me it looks like Akan could be nice if you happen to be find two available native trade posts. There are lots of upgrade cards available in age II/III and a force limit of 24 could have some impact. Yoru...
by duckzilla
31 Dec 2021, 20:47
Forum: General
Topic: Minor Native Civ Techs Reference Guide
Replies: 23
Views: 3522
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Re: Minor Native Civ Techs Reference Guide

Which natives do you guys think could be interesting for French native strats in team games?

To me it looks like Akan could be nice if you happen to be find two available native trade posts. There are lots of upgrade cards available in age II/III and a force limit of 24 could have some impact.
by duckzilla
31 Dec 2021, 13:03
Forum: General
Topic: How to Nerf Brits?
Replies: 66
Views: 3889
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Re: How to Nerf Brits?

Congreve rockets can be bought with a new resource: tea
by duckzilla
31 Dec 2021, 08:35
Forum: General
Topic: Minor Native Civ Techs Reference Guide
Replies: 23
Views: 3522
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Re: Minor Native Civ Techs Reference Guide

thx! forgot this thread exists and did not yet really understand what the new minors offer.
by duckzilla
29 Dec 2021, 22:46
Forum: General
Topic: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?
Replies: 65
Views: 2969
Flag: Vietnam

Re: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?

Medieval Italian (equivalent countries of the time) never really had a strong navy , at least not comparable with Portugese, Spanish or the British So the famous Venetian Arsenal was entirely useless and Venice never really had a strong navy albeit being the premier navy in the mediterranean for mu...
by duckzilla
29 Dec 2021, 18:40
Forum: General
Topic: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?
Replies: 65
Views: 2969
Flag: Vietnam

Re: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?

Medieval Italian (equivalent countries of the time) never really had a strong navy, at least not comparable with Portugese, Spanish or the British So the famous Venetian Arsenal was entirely useless and Venice never really had a strong navy albeit being the premier navy in the mediterranean for mul...
by duckzilla
29 Dec 2021, 13:40
Forum: General
Topic: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?
Replies: 65
Views: 2969
Flag: Vietnam

Re: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?

optimally, you'd only ask [mention]u6[/mention] and no additional people Difficult. We would need at least a second Italian from another region (North/South) or we will get a biased answer. Then we need to use the classic questions to see whether they represent the different parts of Italy sufficie...
by duckzilla
29 Dec 2021, 09:26
Forum: General
Topic: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?
Replies: 65
Views: 2969
Flag: Vietnam

Re: How would you design the Italians, ESOC?

I like most of the ideas. However, I would prefer not to include Genoese Crossbowmen. It looks like they were a medieval unit which saw its last use in the Battle of Crecy in 1346, where they were utterly destroyed by British longbows. Further, Italy usually had an edge regarding military technology...
by duckzilla
28 Dec 2021, 12:12
Forum: Real-life Discussion
Topic: US Politics Megathread
Replies: 31379
Views: 392040
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Re: US Politics Megathread

It's not perspective. It's what has literally happened. No, it is cherry picking of events and obviously aimed at serving the modern anti-semitic agenda. Within the same sentence, you say "I am not saying against Jew's having right to self determination" and "but maybe they should (....

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