Posts Tagged ‘world war 2’

When Hitler Said The Japanese Were “Honorary Aryans,” Doesn’t That Seem Like Something The Ruler of a Tree House Would Do?

It seems important to start this post by clarifying I have several other qualms with Adolph Hitler. This is, by far, pretty low on the list of annoying things Hitler did in his lifetime, and given the opportunity to remark upon his record, this would not carry the same magnitude as a couple other of [...]

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The Pacific Miniseries Harkens Back to the Good Old Days of Racism

When our country is currently shackled by two wars being fought against a shadowy enemy, it’s nice to have a miniseries that takes us back to the classic days of being allowed to be obligatorily racist against specific groups of people. The Pacific, HBO’s ten-part miniseries about the Japanese theater of World War Two, harkens [...]

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I Lose Fights With My Girlfriend For The Same Reason Unprepared Armies Lose Wars in New Terrain

Most military setbacks throughout history are caused by the favored Army being more prepared for the previous war than the one they are currently losing. We have become fully adapted for the terrain and tactics of one enemy, then enter a new landscape and demands and we are caught off guard. This is exactly how [...]

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Diary of Anne Frank Mad Libs

I think I found the solution to getting kids to read boring, but historically important pieces of literature: turn them into Mad Libs. No kid wants to sit through these tragic and dense tomes, but they must be taught because they’re historically important and still relevant. So we’ve reached this sort of culturally understanding between [...]

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