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Grex > History > #27: Is the history conference history? |  |
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carson
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Is the history conference history?
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Jan 16 19:52 UTC 1994 |
have all the historians and corresponding buffs left Grex?
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rcurl
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response 1 of 23:
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Jan 16 21:24 UTC 1994 |
History takes time.
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remmers
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response 2 of 23:
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Jan 16 23:05 UTC 1994 |
Do you have something to say about history? Enter it in this conference.
Activity begets activity.
"Build it and they will come."
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kentn
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response 3 of 23:
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Jan 17 01:09 UTC 1994 |
But remember, don't discuss military history. That leaves me out...
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srw
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response 4 of 23:
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Jan 17 01:46 UTC 1994 |
Why not? Military history is very interesting. I wish I knew more about it.
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remmers
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response 5 of 23:
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Jan 17 02:26 UTC 1994 |
In item 1, the fairwitness suggested avoiding military history.
Is a (non-violent) coup in order?
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rcurl
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response 6 of 23:
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Jan 17 06:19 UTC 1994 |
History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
-Clarence Darrow
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srw
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response 7 of 23:
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Jan 17 07:12 UTC 1994 |
re #5, sorry I probably forgot that.
Well that's a bummer, as I indicated in 4.
It's one thing to disapprove of military operations, but I can't see the
point of not talking about them. They won't go away if you ignore them.
In fact maybe they will if you talk about them *enough*.
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davel
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response 8 of 23:
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Jan 17 11:19 UTC 1994 |
If I remember what he said, his concern was the kind of discussion that
military-history buffs get into - endless & very technical discussions of
battles presupposing knowledge of details that no one else here would know.
I can't imagine that becoming a problem here, & I don't think polygon is
likely to suppress discussion of military history in any way, anyway. If
a coup could limit itself to a few items (at first, anyway), anyone who
objects can forget them. IMO items on military history would be welcome,
especially if they can be kept at a level non-specialists can relate to.
(Larry, I just put some words in your mouth, & you're entitled to object
if I'm wrong.)
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vidar
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response 9 of 23:
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Jan 18 02:19 UTC 1994 |
History is constantly in the making. We'll get more history soon.
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carson
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response 10 of 23:
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Jan 19 03:19 UTC 1994 |
hey! I proved remmers point by entering an item! I should do that more often!
<carson runs off to post items in various unsavory conferences>
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polygon
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response 11 of 23:
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Jan 27 00:26 UTC 1994 |
I have reconsidered. Please consider my earlier comments on military
history retracted.
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carson
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response 12 of 23:
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Jan 27 17:07 UTC 1994 |
There's a good conference saving idea by a fairwitness! Here we go.... :)
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remmers
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response 13 of 23:
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Jan 27 17:33 UTC 1994 |
("And then General McClellan moved his troops two miles upstream,
where they camped near the village of Gooney Point...")
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rcurl
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response 14 of 23:
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Jan 28 06:04 UTC 1994 |
(You left out where they took a side trip into the bushes, en route.)
History is little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes
of mankind.
-Edward Gibbon
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srw
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response 15 of 23:
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Jan 28 07:19 UTC 1994 |
I just listened on NPR to an account from a survivor of the Nazi siege
of Leningrad in 1942-44. It was quite moving. I think NPR was trying to
show a similarity to the current siege of Sarajevo.
I am afraid that the Sarajevans will not be rescued by their countrymen as
the Leningrad folks were. It seems that there are lots of holes in this
parallel.
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vidar
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response 16 of 23:
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Jan 28 22:20 UTC 1994 |
I'm going to another conference.
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srw
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response 17 of 23:
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Jan 29 06:47 UTC 1994 |
Why vidar, are the realities of war too brutal for you?
This is the purpose of history. We study the past so we can learn from it.
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rcurl
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response 18 of 23:
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Jan 29 06:50 UTC 1994 |
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
-Abraham Lincoln
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vidar
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response 19 of 23:
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Jan 30 00:46 UTC 1994 |
Realities of war too brutal? Ha! I say old chap, you must have lost your
bloody mind. I love war as does my cousin.
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srw
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response 20 of 23:
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Jan 30 01:53 UTC 1994 |
Then why do you run away (#16) in response to my #15?
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vidar
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response 21 of 23:
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Jan 30 15:30 UTC 1994 |
Because I couldn't think of any intelligent response except to tell you
that I was switching conferences.
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srw
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response 22 of 23:
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Jan 31 06:10 UTC 1994 |
Well, I understand now, but it mislead me. Why did you have to say anything?
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carson
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response 23 of 23:
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Jan 31 17:45 UTC 1994 |
That's drift bait.... I'll freeze this before he gets the chance.
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