• hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      What if we made the same foolish attempt to invade Russia, but took the longer and more treachorous route?

      • Llituro [he/him, they/them]
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        2 years ago

        hegel and engels both failed to realize that history happens three times: tragedy, farce, and just absolute pure comedy.

        • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          tragedy, farce, and very funny but the fact they haven't realised what's happening is actually kind of sad now

    • Ideology [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      The funniest part is that it's been done before

      By every measure, President Wilson's interventions in Russia failed.[6] The Eastern Front had not been reestablished, the war supplies stockpiled in Russian ports had not been saved, and no popular, progressive, non-Communist government had been established. The Japanese continued to meddle in Siberian affairs for another two years in a futile effort to carve out a puppet state. Even the successful extrication of the Czech Legion had little to do with Graves' small expedition. In the words of Chief of Staff Peyton C. March, the expeditions in Russia had been little more than “a military crime”.[4]