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    The Role of Ground Forces in Interstellar Warfare

    The analogy breaks down in an important way here. The planetary equivalents of those islands don't matter. If you need intermediate bases for your fleet you don't want them at the bottom of gravity wells. If you want to deny your enemy bases you have to contest not just the planetary surface...
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    What If? You are now an ROB with a twist.

    We're in WW3. It's just being fought in the shadows where the better liar has the advantage. I propose a change of venue to one where good can triumph.
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    Alternate History Ideas and Discussion

    But it can't be a superpower Canada unless it stops being an appendage of the British Empire. OTL that required that the UK be reliant on the US for defense after a very expensive war that left another hostile superpower standing. Without the US that's not going to happen. Superpower Canada...
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    What If? You are now an ROB with a twist.

    Well, of course I'm going to ask to set up shop in this universe. All the people I really care about live in it. As a combination of #1 and #2 a glitch in all government e-mail servers will cause everything to be resent CC'd to every single government e-mail address. At the same time all...
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    Various Trek infantry/ground combat formations vs. Signs Aliens.

    I dunno. ROB makes them fight a bunch of berserk aliens for his amusement certainly sounds like a monster of the week situation.
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    What ground forces can Signs Aliens potentially beat?

    Normally blood is mostly water. So is grey matter. Are the SA going to punch zombies only to have their hands dissolve or are the zombies desiccated enough for that not to be a concern?
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    The Role of Ground Forces in Interstellar Warfare

    All of these were wars over territory between nations on the same planet. Most shared land borders and the one that didn't was a one sided curbstomp where the lesser naval power never had any real chance. Where ground forces need a carefully crafted handwavium-unobtanium balance to keep them...
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    Alternate History Ideas and Discussion

    I suspect that the total demand for animated movies is relatively inelastic with regards to quality since they're primarily purchased by adults for kids. The parents are going to have to sit through them for some viewings so quality does impact which are chosen, but if there is no Shreck I'd...
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    Alternate History Ideas and Discussion

    China did not have oil. It was the Dutch East Indies that were targeted for oil. Siberia didn't have oil yet. That field was discovered after WWII. Sakhalin had oil, but I think it was in the part Japan already held.
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    Commieboo myths

    In the long run I doubt it. Fascism is national. Communism is international. Each nation's homegrown fascists want their nation to be supreme. Communists, on the other hand work together. Fascism is an attempt to return to absolutism which humanity got past before. Communism is something...
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    Nord Stream 1 and 2 Attacked

    It was only against Russian interests if they thought they could successfully use it to extort Germany. If they didn't think it was going to work it was in their interest to expend it to harm America diplomatically. Every nation supporting Ukraine also has the same possible motives as...
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    Star Wars Star Wars Discussion Thread - LET THE PAST D-! Oh, wait, nevermind

    I remember the Finn-centric trailers looking promising, but apparently when feminists want a spotlight blacks still have to go to the back of the bus.
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    Russia(gate/bot) Russia-Ukraine War Political Discussion

    They won't need to back puppet regimes to keep it balkanized. If China breaks up they'll want to get back together about as much as the Romanians want to reunite with Turkey.
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    Islam Co-Existing With the Christian West

    If you can't tell the difference between peoples' sins being recorded as sins and a prophet speaking for the source of all morality in his religion directing his followers in his office as prophet to commit evil there is no point speaking to you. It is not the upholding of the alliance that...
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    Islam Co-Existing With the Christian West

    The problem is Mecca, or rather what Mohammed ordered his followers to do when he conquered it. A religion where it is a positive good to break oaths and contracts if they're with non-coreligionists is not a religion compatible with civilization unless it is the only surviving religion.
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