So the Germans just looked up and said, "nope, not climbing that, lets go freeze on the steppes instead!"
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Originally posted by kentonio View PostVenice maintaining a huge navy and fielding large armies wasn't pointless in the 14th century either, but gosh some things change over time.
Also the Swiss army was not the reason they didn't get invaded by the Germans, the terrain of Switzerland was.Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.
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Not to mention, the terrain would have been pretty much a non-factor if the Swiss had a small army. Climbing up mountains may be difficult, but it's people shooting down at you that makes it really costly.
Besides which, the tallest mountains are in the south. The northern part looks more like West Virginia.
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Because of the long history of neutrality, the army does not take part in armed conflicts in other countries, but does take part in peacekeeping missions around the world.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Strategic advantage of Switzerland?
I think itd be nice to have an entity hold on to your money just in case things go south. If you need to roll em they're right there."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
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Didn't the Swiss avoid getting invaded by Germany because they basically hid all the higher ups' money?
Why can't that happen again?“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui View PostDidn't the Swiss avoid getting invaded by Germany because they basically hid all the higher ups' money?
Why can't that happen again?John Brown did nothing wrong.
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I don't understand why right wing idiots want America to more resemble... say... Somalia.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui View PostDidn't the Swiss avoid getting invaded by Germany because they basically hid all the higher ups' money?
Why can't that happen again?Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View PostNever took Felch for a sharia law supporter.
Somalia is the end state for all Libertarian circle-jerks. "I hate government! We need a place where government is nearly non-existent. Let the free market sort things out!"Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.
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Wrong. Libertarian thought doesn't devolve into anarchy, because anarchy actually results in authoritarianism. Anarchy doesn't really exist. Someone is ruling somebody. Government is just the biggest and toughest organized crime syndicate in the neighborhood. Ours happens to have elections.
There are people who do think that we should have essentially no central government and believe it would somehow magically work, but they aren't libertarians, they're anarchists.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Originally posted by Lonestar View PostBecause if there was one thing the German military was infamous for during WW2, it was making sober assessments of the environment while war planning.
Originally posted by The Mad Monk View PostSo the Germans just looked up and said, "nope, not climbing that, lets go freeze on the steppes instead!"
It's become a bit of a stupid conservative talking point that they didn't get invaded because of their gun ownership. That's just idiotic however.
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It's better than throwing rocks.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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