Dumb Talosian
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That's a lot of ink to say "Weiss stove-piped Miller's bullshit"
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 AM
That's a lot of ink to say "Weiss stove-piped Miller's bullshit"
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The problem is that the canaries in the coal mine were ignored, the Cassandras, waved off as hyperbolic and those who viewed the sheer hatred of the Trump campaign's intent as existential threat were a little too "strident". Survivors of fascism were ignored in favor of capitulating to this.
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The problem is that the canaries in the coal mine were ignored, the Cassandras, waved off as hyperbolic and those who viewed the sheer hatred of the Trump campaign's intent as existential threat were a little too "strident". Survivors of fascism were ignored in favor of capitulating to this.
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Yeah, we're in for a bruising encounter with logistical reality ourselves shortly.
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Yeah, we're in for a bruising encounter with logistical reality ourselves shortly.
This is accurate.
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
This is accurate.
This guy's political instincts always seem to run about six years behind reality. A Democrat taking Shapiro seriously in 2020 might have made some sense, from a certain veiwpoint.
Now? You might as well be talking to Ernst Roehm for all the use he'll be to you politically in a year.
Now? You might as well be talking to Ernst Roehm for all the use he'll be to you politically in a year.
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 AM
This guy's political instincts always seem to run about six years behind reality. A Democrat taking Shapiro seriously in 2020 might have made some sense, from a certain veiwpoint.
Now? You might as well be talking to Ernst Roehm for all the use he'll be to you politically in a year.
Now? You might as well be talking to Ernst Roehm for all the use he'll be to you politically in a year.
Arrogance bit them in the ass, i think; they'd been manhandling China & Russia for years.
Losing a fight can be more useful than winning, sometimes. All winning teaches you is that you're awesome. Losing shows you your weak points, & gives you a chance to fix them.
Losing a fight can be more useful than winning, sometimes. All winning teaches you is that you're awesome. Losing shows you your weak points, & gives you a chance to fix them.
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Arrogance bit them in the ass, i think; they'd been manhandling China & Russia for years.
Losing a fight can be more useful than winning, sometimes. All winning teaches you is that you're awesome. Losing shows you your weak points, & gives you a chance to fix them.
Losing a fight can be more useful than winning, sometimes. All winning teaches you is that you're awesome. Losing shows you your weak points, & gives you a chance to fix them.
Turns out warrior spirit is *not* a substitute for factories & aviation fuel, who knew?
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Turns out warrior spirit is *not* a substitute for factories & aviation fuel, who knew?
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If you believe that destroying the US carrier force will induce the ragequit scenario you are desperately looking for, Midway is not a completely terrible idea (although Coral Sea was).
The approach to the op was awful though and the premise dumb after Pearl Harbor.
The approach to the op was awful though and the premise dumb after Pearl Harbor.
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
If you believe that destroying the US carrier force will induce the ragequit scenario you are desperately looking for, Midway is not a completely terrible idea (although Coral Sea was).
The approach to the op was awful though and the premise dumb after Pearl Harbor.
The approach to the op was awful though and the premise dumb after Pearl Harbor.
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"We're the Imperial Japanese Navy, we're here to win The One Decisive Battle, and we're too cool to worry about piddly shit like convoy protection. Merchies, you'll have to fend for yourself in supplying our island nation," has got to be one of the greatest strategic fuckups of all time.
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 AM
"We're the Imperial Japanese Navy, we're here to win The One Decisive Battle, and we're too cool to worry about piddly shit like convoy protection. Merchies, you'll have to fend for yourself in supplying our island nation," has got to be one of the greatest strategic fuckups of all time.
Yeah, not a great call.
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Yeah, not a great call.
I believe that. Amphibious occupations sound like a meat-grinder.
From what little I've read, the Japanese were angling for buffers around their "co-prosperity sphere" & would have been satisfied to keep us out of their business.
From what little I've read, the Japanese were angling for buffers around their "co-prosperity sphere" & would have been satisfied to keep us out of their business.
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I believe that. Amphibious occupations sound like a meat-grinder.
From what little I've read, the Japanese were angling for buffers around their "co-prosperity sphere" & would have been satisfied to keep us out of their business.
From what little I've read, the Japanese were angling for buffers around their "co-prosperity sphere" & would have been satisfied to keep us out of their business.
He warned them. He knew what kind of material & personnel advantages we had.
I can't even blame the strategy; if Midway had worked out for them, there might be statues of Yamamoto in downtown Honolulu today.
I can't even blame the strategy; if Midway had worked out for them, there might be statues of Yamamoto in downtown Honolulu today.
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
He warned them. He knew what kind of material & personnel advantages we had.
I can't even blame the strategy; if Midway had worked out for them, there might be statues of Yamamoto in downtown Honolulu today.
I can't even blame the strategy; if Midway had worked out for them, there might be statues of Yamamoto in downtown Honolulu today.