A friend of mine once made a joke that the frustrating part about reading about the Spanish Civil War is that there’s nobody, literally nobody, to like. At least in the US Civil War you can be like, “Go Union!” Spanish Civil War? EVERYONE IS A BAG OF DICKS.

It’s mostly that those of us in Europe had the sense to commit our atrocities on other continents, thus most of the consequences of that are in far away places. This is not because we’re smarter than Americans, you understand, it’s just experience. We’ve been at this longer than you. You’ve caught onto the idea pretty…

Hey, at least we’re maybe considering not calling a football team maybe not a derogatory term.

Truth. And they get on our case about racism. You know what, we are at least hashing the shit that went down and goes down to this day. Unlike Europeans who did their shit around the world then complain about refugees seeking asylum from the mess they left behind.

You can buy rounds that penetrate body armor and use them in a Smith & Wesson. The S&W M&P comes in 9mm, which is plenty of stopping power. And it’s MURRIKAN.

Speaking about divorcing yourself from the 19th century - where have all those Native Americans gone?

The most efficient they got was playing the long game where they set up the arena for civil wars. Their opus was the Rwandan Genocide. That was pure art.

Made in South Carolina, tho. Also, the FN-made 5-7 pistol is issued to certain US combat soldiers; its rounds can penetrate body armor, which is how Nidal Hasan was able to kill so many people at Fort Hood.

I was referring to the Behind Closed Ovens thing.

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Interesting, did not know that. I’m going to look into that, because that sounds fascinating. I know about the American mercenary market, but did not know Belgians are so big into it.

I have profound admiration for the ongoing creative virtuosity of your posts.

Also: mercenaries.

I think Europeans in general have so divorced themselves from the 19th and 20th centuries that they can’t even think of themselves as being “the bad guys.” Especially young, ostensibly liberal Europeans.

Yes. When he’s excited it’s Jebediah!

Wow. That’s some chutzpah.

I am increasingly convinced that it takes a feeble, insecure mind to stamp one’s name on anything – let alone a gun.

Oohhh, gettin’ all historical on us here.

To add to that desperation, it’s also like he knows he will never be more than a Governor.

Monogrammed guns: The new thermoses.