Bloom? Really?

Also, Clausewitz?

Tranzlatione funnies: "Une agente immobilière."

To complement the list described above, what's the one song you should never have had to listen to? The range of choices is broad and deep.

To complement the list described above, what's the one song you should never have had to listen to? The range of choices is broad and deep.

Yer darn tootin'.

Loverboy's entire portfolio, for a start.

Also, Clausewitz? ~ Crid at June 4, 2021 4:17 AM

Why not? Citizens (voters) in a democracy should understand war as more than just a series of movements on a battlefield; understand how it fits into the Great Game.

That kind of understanding would be something modern presidents and politicians should know before they tell their service men and women to go die in some godforsaken foreign land for some half-reasoned justification. Before they engage the country's military in an endless occupation or propose to fight an ambiguous enemy like "terror." Before they decide to overthrow a government and have no idea what to do afterward.

To supplement Clausewitz, I'd suggest Sun Tzu and Alfred Thayer Mahan.

When you start a war, it is vital that you understand how, and if, you're going to win it and what comes next.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. ~ Clausewitz

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Loverboy's entire portfolio, for a start. ~ Old RPM Daddy (OldRPMDaddy at GMail dot com) at June 4, 2021 5:59 AM

So, you're not working for the weekend?

> To supplement Clausewitz,
> I'd suggest Sun Tzu and
> Alfred Thayer Mahan.

I'd trade all three for a good Keegan.

> not working for the weekend?

Turn 'im loose, Conan

I'd trade all three for a good Keegan. ~ Crid at June 4, 2021 7:08 AM

Keegan's good. So was Hanson's The Western Way of War.

Basically, citizens of a democracy should make themselves familiar with the politics and geo-strategy of war, the costs of war, what causes wars, and why war should almost always be the last option, but is sometimes necessary.

Looks like a fun try at urban foraging if it weren't for the fact that the city is brimming with crazy people, and the hobos too.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/los-angeles-loquat-fruit-trees

I should add to the list of books. Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals is a must read. It's a great way to learn how to spot organized mob behavior in media.

'The 48 Laws of Power' - Robert Greene read 'The Prince' so you won't have to.

Thank the man.

This twitter post is a great way to find out who is unemployable:

https://twitter.com/technology/status/1400577617565192194

I really want to play with the murderpupper:

https://twitter.com/ZeroNameless_/status/1400457883880280067

Filthy humans driving another species into extinction:

https://twitter.com/bachyns/status/1400108915128422404

Fantastic link, Six

Politicians all over the world are masturbating to the idea of being capable of doing this to their citizens:

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1400785459060654080

A proper library must include this guide to contemporary culture, "Mentee, or Manatee?: An Otherkin's Struggle to Discover Zyr True Identity in Fascist Wisconsin."

Hmm, just who is that coming in at number 5?

Congrats Amy!

"what's the one song you should never have had to listen to?" Everything on Yoko Ono's first solo album.

My sister not only bought that, she played it more than once! Possibly that was revenge for my attempts to learn to play the violin (until the town's violin teacher ran off to join the Army), but IMHO it was excessive.