(12-02-2019 09:37 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 12:31 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  I also took a World War II course. In order to study World War II, you have to go back to events in Europe in the late 19th century to get full context of what occurred in the next century.

In order to study WWII, you really need a grip on the imperial mercantile system in which Europe had participated for 400 years (funny that time frame), beginning with Henry the Navigator. And don't forget the Christian Reformation that started about the same time (again 400 years). Or you could go back even earlier to Charlemagne, or even the Roman Empire. Those things created the rivalries that played themselves out in WWI and WWII, leading ultimately to the total collapse of that imperial mercantile system.

it's always been about commerce and how trade is negotiated...the wars were nothing but a consequence of that relative to who would win the tech war....

the best part about dominating in both arenas today, is manual warfare is now the exception...."never fight a war you don't intend to win.", eh?

all we have to do now is continue to squeeze the 'earl' and foreign trade where req'd....

that takes someone with a sac hanging....

that ain' today's liberal/pacifist in any capacity...

get the cash flow in line first.....it's only then we can begin to plan for a better socialized version of education and healthcare....

all we've done to date is waste money and opportunity.....and we all know why that is....