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Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by malthuswaswrong on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:56AM (#29055032)
False. We learned that an agrarian society can resist democracy and nation building. They were incapable of withstanding military destruction. They didn't even last 90 days.

In fact they've already destroyed the military infrastructure we left them. "Soldiers" are literally parting out $20 million helicopters for $10,000 in scrap metal.

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Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by lindseymysse on Sunday October 31, 2021 @01:52PM (#29058826)
They didn't really resist, because they knew what the long game was. The people who planned the war didn't.

We should have bombed them for 90 days and declared victory and went home -- it would have been symbolic and pointless, but a lot cheaper in treasure and blood.

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