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  1. German ww2 peace

    The Nazi economy was unable to function. It was always overheating, and it required resources from abroad that it had to pay for in hard currency it didn't have. The only way to get a semi-stable Nazi economy is to achieve resource autarky (so they don't need to pay hard currency for...

  2. WI: The Technocracy Movement was Successful?

    If you don't believe in eugenics then LKYs policies seem like the ramblings of a detached eccentric. If you do believe in eugenics then LKY was a brave supporter of truth fighting for good public policy against a world supporting a big lie that ultimately ends up hurting a lot of people...

  3. AHC: Prevent U.S. Republican near-split between conservatives and super conservatives.

    These were both responses to real social problems unleashed in the 1970s that the left had no answer for whatsoever.

  4. WI: The Technocracy Movement was Successful?

    One of the key features of successful Singaporean technocracy was LKYs unique mix of certainty and humility. He recognized which problems he could not solve and left people to solve them on their own. Do our current politicians strike you less arrogant? Less connected? Less in an echo...

  5. WI: The Technocracy Movement was Successful?

    Unlike democratic united states, where you can choose between Clinton and Bush :P

  6. WI: The Technocracy Movement was Successful?

    We already had a progressive movement, and we already elected an egg-head technocratic president (Woodrow Wilson). The best takedown of this idea I ever read was "That Hideous Strength" by C.S. Lewis.

  7. AHC/WI: Britain won world war 1 without becoming heavily indebted

    It's 1916. Sometimes you take what you can get.

  8. AHC/WI: Britain won world war 1 without becoming heavily indebted

    The BEF is destroyed in 1914 via encirclement. The UK decides that while it will run the blockade and engage in colonial and possibly anti-Turkish action in the Middle East, its not going to put an army into Northern France. Since there is no BEF, there are fewer offensives in the West, which...

  9. WI: Rome defeated during the Second Punic War

    +1 207 BC is kind of like 1942 for the allies. You've got way more resources. The Blitzkrieg failed. If you back away and take an objective look at things your winning the war. Technically, if your willing to fight total war in perpetuity its basically impossible for the other side to win...

  10. Financial cost of human losses in WW1

    Losses came disproportionately from the best of society. The sick and the weak stayed back home. Also, many were maimed, which is worse then death in a cost/benefit sense since they become and ongoing burden.

  11. WI: Socialism failed to take over Russia, but was established in Germany?

    To the extent that land rents (or their equivalent) are being extracted by someone (capitalist or otherwise) there is some argument to be had over how land rents are to be distributed. What can't be done is to make the unproductive more productive then they are. This labor theory of value...

  12. WI: Rome defeated during the Second Punic War

    By 207 Hannibal had been in Italy for over a decade. If after an entire decade of rampaging, they were still loyal enough. That's beyond impressive.

  13. WI: Rome defeated during the Second Punic War

    Hannibal's strategy, at its core, was to turn the Italian allies against Rome. That they didn't after all those early losses probably means the Roman alliance system was INCREDIBLY robust. Any POD would mean undermining that alliance system, and I think history proves battles alone wouldn't do...

  14. WI: Socialism failed to take over Russia, but was established in Germany?

    We can't have a discussion if we don't objectively define terms. Socialism has books, parties, platforms, etc. We ought to be able to say "socialism says A, B, C, etc". If we can't concretely identify what socialism is I see no point of debating if "it" could work.

  15. WI: Socialism failed to take over Russia, but was established in Germany?

    Communism/socialism implies particular economic, political, and philosophical premises. I don't see how those don't end in disaster, and the historical record on this is no accident. When people call democratic center left mixed market economics "socialist" they are engaging in a mutilation of...

  16. State of American politics without Mexican immigration wave.

    Yes, there would still be Black and Asian voters tipping the balance. It's worth noting that a majority of CA white voters were for Romney though, and that's after a lot of white Republican voters left for Phoenix and Texas over the last couple decades. Either way, it wouldn't be a safe state...

  17. State of American politics without Mexican immigration wave.

    Sure, all political coalitions tend towards a 51% equilibrium. If the Dems were the party of 1996 bill Clinton rather then 2016 Hillary clinton then they would be to the right of Trump on his signature issues. Bill won WV, kentucky, etc. today those people are a basket of deplorable to his wife.

  18. State of American politics without Mexican immigration wave.

    California is a competitive state. Politics is generally farther to the right. What a lot of people don't get is that Romney would have won by Reagan type levels if 2012 had 1980 demographics.

  19. WI anti-Nazi bloc

    1) You need a different KPD. The SPD and KPD were at complete loggerheads, mainly because the KPD was an actual Stalinist party. 2) The Catholic Center Party opposes the enabling act.

  20. A Better Japanese Military in World War II

    1) Scrap most of the battleship fleet. At a minimum don't build shit like the Yamamoto. 2) Focus on boring shit like merchant marine and the destroyers/doctrine to protect them. 3) All of the stuff already noted about aircraft/repair/crews. 4) Re-orient naval strategy around carriers. 5) Have...
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