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Post by karl on Jul 2, 2021 11:32:46 GMT
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Clovis Merovingian
Prestige/VIP 
Elder
Posts: 2,689 
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Meta-Ethnicity: Anglo-American
Ethnicity: Deep Southerner
Country: My State and my Region are my country
Region: The Deep South
Location: South Carolina
Ancestry: Gaelic (patrilineal), English, Ulster Scots/Scots Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss German, Swedish, Manx, Finnish, Norman French/Quebecois (distantly), Dutch (distantly)
Taxonomy: Borreby/Alpine/ Nordid mix
Y-DNA: R-S660/R-DF109
mtDNA: T1a1
Politics: Conservative
Religion: Christian
Hero: Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, James K. Polk
Age: 30
Philosophy: I try to find out what is true as best I can.
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Post by Clovis Merovingian on Jul 11, 2021 9:52:56 GMT
Whatifalthist legit may be my favorite person on Youtube. He covers topics that I'm interested in and when he expresses an opinion I 99% of the time agree with it. He is a truly underrated gem.
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Post by jonbain on Jul 11, 2021 21:36:30 GMT
They miss a vital point: nepotism replacing merit.
That becomes easier as the society gets larger
and harder to regulate.
Until a war, after which everyone vows to be more honest
to avoid such disaster in future.
The longer without a war, the more likely it is that
the danger of nepotism prevails.
In a war, you got to be sure the best that are suited
for the job get given the position, or you die.
Sad reality. Hopefully by now these lessons can be
learned from previous generations mistakes,
and we do not need to be pushed to hell
to appreciate heaven.
I'm not holding my breath.
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Post by karl on Jul 13, 2021 15:04:56 GMT
They miss a vital point: nepotism replacing merit. That becomes easier as the society gets larger and harder to regulate. Until a war, after which everyone vows to be more honest to avoid such disaster in future. The longer without a war, the more likely it is that the danger of nepotism prevails. In a war, you got to be sure the best that are suited for the job get given the position, or you die. Sad reality. Hopefully by now these lessons can be learned from previous generations mistakes, and we do not need to be pushed to hell to appreciate heaven. I'm not holding my breath.
This is also why existential wars like WW2 can lead to technological breakthroughs. The technological development of the 1950's, and hence the economical growth, was largely based on innovations during WW2, such as the jet engine.
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Post by jonbain on Jul 13, 2021 21:59:38 GMT
They miss a vital point: nepotism replacing merit. That becomes easier as the society gets larger and harder to regulate. Until a war, after which everyone vows to be more honest to avoid such disaster in future. The longer without a war, the more likely it is that the danger of nepotism prevails. In a war, you got to be sure the best that are suited for the job get given the position, or you die. Sad reality. Hopefully by now these lessons can be learned from previous generations mistakes, and we do not need to be pushed to hell to appreciate heaven. I'm not holding my breath.
This is also why existential wars like WW2 can lead to technological breakthroughs. The technological development of the 1950's, and hence the economical growth, was largely based on innovations during WW2, such as the jet engine.
and yet the wright brothers needed no such war
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