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    Hazir, do you know what World War 1 actually was? I'm not convinced that you do. Literally everything you've said in this thread so far has been wrong. Not "I don't agree with it" wrong, I mean, genuinely factually incorrect.

    Can you explain what World War 1 was, in your words?

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    The light that once I thought compassion still casting shadows in your action
    The words you shared were cold transactions that bring me to curse what you've done
    When you're up there absorbed in greatness with such success you've grown complacent
    I hope you scorch your many faces when you fly too close to the sun

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steely Glint View Post
    Hazir, do you know what World War 1 actually was? I'm not convinced that you do. Literally everything you've said in this thread so far has been wrong. Not "I don't agree with it" wrong, I mean, genuinely factually incorrect.

    Can you explain what World War 1 was, in your words?

    No googling!
    I for one was quite amused by his attempt to retcon one of the hyper-nationalist periods in the region's very divided interstate history as an internal conflict within an integrated state entity.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy View Post
    I for one was quite amused by his attempt to retcon one of the hyper-nationalist periods in the region's very divided interstate history as an internal conflict within an integrated state entity.
    Like nationalism is a fixed element in the history of any country or region. I am pretty certain what you call your civil war now was a war of independence for one of the parties involved.

    But what is funnier is that you obviously missed the fact that what I really did was dismiss the notion that that mostly intra-European conflict was a 'world war'.
    Last edited by Hazir; 11-03-2016 at 11:10 PM.
    Congratulations America

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hazir View Post
    Like nationalism is a fixed element in the history of any country or region. I am pretty certain what you call your civil war now was a war of independence for one of the parties involved.

    But what is funnier is that you obviously missed the fact that what I really did was dismiss the notion that that mostly intra-European conflict was a 'world war'.
    No. what you really did was try to characterize early 20th century Europe as a single state, in accordance with your contemporary ideology, and tried to cover it with an expression of your north-star belief that Europe is the center of the universe.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy View Post
    No. what you really did was try to characterize early 20th century Europe as a single state, in accordance with your contemporary ideology, and tried to cover it with an expression of your north-star belief that Europe is the center of the universe.
    No you dimwit, the fact that I refuse to call that war a ' world war' has nothing to do with my 'ideology' about the present unification of Europe but everything with the fact that I find it incredible that a bunch of European war crime glorifiers managed to label that war as first the 'great war' and then a 'world war'. There was nothing great about it and the fact that Steely is losing sleep in order to drag out so minor altercations in order to prove that it really really eas the world on fire still doesn't make it a world war.
    They threw a couple of millions of young lives away an now try to upgrade it to some sort of test run where the German Emperor and his Huns are conveniently turned in proto-nazis.
    Congratulations America

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hazir View Post
    a bunch of European war crime glorifiers managed to label that war as first the 'great war' and then a 'world war'.
    adjective, greater, greatest.
    1. unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions:
    A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
    2. large in number; numerous:
    Great hordes of tourists descend on Europe each summer.
    3. unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensity, etc.:
    great pain.
    4. wonderful; first-rate; very good:
    We had a great time. That's great!
    5. being such in an extreme or notable degree:
    great friends; a great talker.
    6. notable; remarkable; exceptionally outstanding:
    a great occasion.
    7.important; highly significant or consequential:
    The light that once I thought compassion still casting shadows in your action
    The words you shared were cold transactions that bring me to curse what you've done
    When you're up there absorbed in greatness with such success you've grown complacent
    I hope you scorch your many faces when you fly too close to the sun

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