tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post8575431640026693879..comments2024-02-10T03:22:49.303-05:00Comments on Potpourri for $500: ArchDuke's and ArmageddonDave S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-24317725036587083062014-07-02T09:03:48.870-04:002014-07-02T09:03:48.870-04:00JCC, I took that assignment of blame as a given. I...JCC, I took that assignment of blame as a given. I'm only surprised that he didn't go all in and call it a "Democrat war."Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-80247282500514884452014-07-01T22:03:53.091-04:002014-07-01T22:03:53.091-04:00"That nationalism was often 'progressive&..."That nationalism was often 'progressive' in character."<br /><br />I believe that JJV just tried to blame liberals for WWI. C'mon - that's either satire or a rewrite of history worthy of Chekhov (Pavel, not Anton). <br /><br />One thing that I've marveled at is that so many cite the dangers of appeasement running up to WWII but no one seems to recognize the dangers of reflexive militarization that took a backwater assassination and rampied it into the death of millions.JCCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-55905379668378140632014-06-30T09:59:51.657-04:002014-06-30T09:59:51.657-04:00Two quick questions:
1) The Archduke's what?
...Two quick questions:<br /><br />1) The Archduke's what?<br />2) What article?<br /><br />You will be shocked to learn that I disagree with you on the causes of WW1. I would rank them as German fear of Russian rearmament, a lockstep alliance system whose wheels were greased by poor communications and irresponsibility, and the Serbs being too clever by half. I would submit that Wilson (not, by the way, anywhere near my favorite president) was trying to harness/put the best face on the nationalistic movements already underway by giving them a "progressive" framework.<br /><br />My paternal grandfather was also a WW1 veteran and got gassed into the bargain. I brought home some mementos of his service and may post pics of them here at some point.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.com