Today is Rememberance day. Do you celebrate it iyc?Such a dumb fucking conflict t b h, I'm glad we never took a part in it
>>226175347https://youtu.be/0W_s1DInkL4
I have to attend the parade
>>226175347Imagine - just imagine - surviving BOTH World War I, World War II AND Cold War communism completely untouched, and you still end up as povvo and backwater as Spain.Astounding accomplishment.
>>226175414Post ww2 spain was actually an improvement over the previous century
It was only dumb for the germans, it made perfect sense for all the defenders
>>226175414We are our greatest enemyYou'd never understand
>>226175383thank you for supporting the australian music industry
>>226175544>it made perfect sense for all the defendersDo you not think it would have been preferrable to find a diplomatic solution, thus avoiding the entire conflict?
>>226175544Invading Belgium was kinda retarded, but from my point of view WW1 was just a conflict that quickly spiralled out of control due to alliances and past conflicts
>>226175347There is no state holiday like in the UK or France here. Instead commemorative events are organised on a local level. But I often see poppies blossom in summer and remember the 1st Word War. Come november they don't blossom anymore; and despite me wanting to dry one flower in order to pin it to my cap, I never did.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRmJwqVbtQI>>226175409Are you in the military?
>>226175544Alsace was 80% german speaking i dunno why the french made such a big deal about losing it
>>226175579https://youtu.be/yOfX4Y045ww
>>226175645>Invading Belgium was kinda retardedWhy? Even in hindsight, it was a very good move, germans were able to occupy a large part of France
>>226175662Yes
>>226175702https://youtu.be/PKURhqmSLmM
>>226175717It brought Britain into the war after violating belgian neutrality
>>226175782Bongs would have found another excuse, and even if not, their direct involvement wasn't as important as occupying a large part of France
>>226175618That would require germans to have some brains instead of being bloodlusty barbarians>>226175645No it's just germans wanting to control everything>>226175686Alsace is absolutely irrelevant for WW1
>>226175857From my knowledge it kinda went like this>Serbian nigga kills the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife>Austria-Hungary accuses Serbia, attacks them>Germany has an alliance so it helps Austria-Hungary>Russia comes to Serbia's aid>France is allied to Russia against Germany and The Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy) so they join in>Germany invades Belgium to try and quickly finish off France>Britain joins in because of thatetcIt was all really just a fight for dominance and nothing else. You didn't do what Germany did because they kicked your ass in the Franco Prussian war
>>226175618Of course it would have been preferrable to find a diplomatic solution.Unfortunately the European culture of the time used to exalt war as something desirable, unlike today's.>>226175857It was a collective European failure, France's too.
>>226175756Well then; good luck, have fun and don't let yourself get raped by your cumrades.
>>226176778Thx boss
>>226175347I would like to thank the US for guaranteeing our independence (Czechoslovakia) during the WW1
>>226175347I'll be picking up free food for veterans day yes
>>226175347There was a minute's silence at my gym but I was zoned out doing reps so didn't realise until about halfway through.
>>226177566Americans are fucking cheery about it for some reason>Happy Memorial Day!!!!it's very sombre here.
>>226175347November 11th has a different connotation here, being the climax of an offensive to drive a mixed White Russian/Freikorps force out of Riga and properly securing the independence of our young nation, a year after the end of war in western Europe.
>>226175857>That would require germans to have some brains instead of being bloodlusty barbariansReminder that all countries in the conflict were imperialist countries who acted in a calculating power hungry way and the fact that no introspection happened after the war was what lead to WW2
>>226177806>In 2025, Latvians formed about 65.5% of the population, while Russians were 24.1%
WW3 will be a rehash of WW1.War isnt a good thing, but it is very thetical to human nature.It is human to wage wars. Human NEED to wage wars every once in a while to get it out of our systems.Europe was undergoing a long lull of peace before the Great War. Hence why it erupted so ferociously everywhere in that continent.WW3 will be the same. In fact it will be even worse, because our period of peace is even longer now, and modern weapons are even more deadly and methodical - not to mention NUCLEAR.This is unnatural. So much pent up, violent energy everywhere. When it erupts, and it will erupt, the whole world will be destroyed beyond repair. Thats why our elites are all building bunkers here and there. They know this.
>>226175347no on the account of losing the war
>>226175347Yt pipo will carry out the bloodiest wars in human history over the silliest reasons yet I have to hear that we're somehow the most violent race. Crazy.
>>226177971Trinidad and Tobago killed millions (of goats)
>>226177882That's an improvement over the Soviet years.
>>226177971https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Congo_War
>>226178076Insane death toll, but still less than WWI.
>>226178126Holy cope
>>226178173Pointing out a basic fact is cope?
>>226175551I thought we nafris were your greatest enemy...
>>226177919>Human NEED to wage wars every once in a while to get it out of our systems.I dont. I wanna stay at home and jerk off not go in the field and shoot at people who wanna do the same
>>226178188>We aren't technologically advanced enough for mass killing on an industrial scale to beat WW1 so that makes you the violent onesThis is a stupid conversation that you started but yeah you're coping
>>226177919>our elitesOur elites are fucking retards who thought importing millions of Africans was a good idea, they don't have the competence to wage war or prepare therefore.
>>226175347Yes, it's our biggest national holiday where we celebrate the fact that WW1 broke out and the 3 occupiers of Poland lost it despite being on the opposite sides. This is something generations of Poles prayed for.
>>226178245>We're smarter than you so we kill more.Anon, is that really your argument?
>>226178236I literally don't even care about Tunisia and that's a good thing>>226178282Not taking your rage bait anymore, fag
>>226177919This is a plot from a Mission Impossible movie
>>226178325I accept your concession, Javier :)
>>226177919I don't think Europe has any appetite for war, hell, realistically we should've done something about Ukraine already, but we're so pussywhipped we'll just let Russia do whatever it wants until its actually knocking at our borders
