So how do your kids school Celebrates the Russian revolution

yubba · 09-25-12, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Odd?

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YUBBA!!

Man you guys know what goes on in my threads,,,I guess it's like a car wreck,,, you just have to look..

nikimcbee · 09-25-12, 05:06 PM

We can all watch Dr. Zhivago to celebrate.

09-25-12, 05:29 PM

so this is the revolution where a monarchy and tyrannical regime got overthrown by the population or was that the american one?
Maybe its the one where the regime sent in the army to shut people up over prices and taxes and the army joined the protest instead.
But I think it may be the one where Lenin took the local tea party express and had his extremists hijack the anti government movement.
Whichever way you look at it these are the type of events yubba always seems to be cheerleading for, the wonderful world of yubbaish where he tries to complain about the things he supports

Cybermat47 · 09-25-12, 06:36 PM

What next?
Celebrating Kristalnacht in Israel?!

Celebrating the Treaty of Versailles in Germany?!

Bubblehead1980 · 09-25-12, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

so this is the revolution where a monarchy and tyrannical regime got overthrown by the population or was that the american one?
Maybe its the one where the regime sent in the army to shut people up over prices and taxes and the army joined the protest instead.
But I think it may be the one where Lenin took the local tea party express and had his extremists hijack the anti government movement.
Whichever way you look at it these are the type of events yubba always seems to be cheerleading for, the wonderful world of yubbaish where he tries to complain about the things he supports

Are you trying to equate the russian revolution with the american one? really?

TLAM Strike · 09-25-12, 07:12 PM

Ah the Russian Revolution, a time when the people rose up and stormed their leader's palace... to raid his wine cellar.

If a time when a bunch of drunk, angry and armed Russians formed a government isn't worth celebrating then I don't know what is...

Oberon · 09-25-12, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Ah the Russian Revolution, a time when the people rose up and stormed their leader's palace... to raid his wine cellar.

If a time when a bunch of drunk, angry and armed Russians formed a government isn't worth celebrating then I don't know what is...

TLAM Strike · 09-25-12, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Most historically accurate commercial I've ever seen...

Takeda Shingen · 09-25-12, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Are you trying to equate the russian revolution with the american one? really?

If I were to equate the Bolshevik Revolution to any other, it would be the French Revolution in terms of the level of violence against civilians.

August · 09-25-12, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

If I were to equate the Bolshevik Revolution to any other, it would be the French Revolution in terms of the level of violence against civilians.

Agree but even then it pales by comparison.

Oberon · 09-25-12, 09:04 PM

Nearly all revolutions are born of blood. Although the actual storming of the Winter Palace, and the events on October 17th were relatively bloodless. It was the events after the revolution as the new communist leadership settled into power that were the bloodiest, and then you have the Russian civil war.

Comparing it to the American revolution in terms of bloodshed, well, there is no comparison. Although the American civil war was bloody, it was not on the level of the Russian one, not at all, both sides lost more men in the Russian civil war than the entire strength of both sides in the American.

The causes behind it though, well...aren't all revolutions born of a desire for freedom? For the Russians it was freedom from the 'tyrrany' of the Tsar, for the Americans it was freedom to rule from the 'tyrrany' of the United Kingdom.
If you tote up the casualties of both nations post revolution, through the American territorial expansion, war of 1812, Mexican wars, Spanish wars, Indian wars, Civil war. Then I'd wager that it would be bloodier than the French, but still not quite as bloody as the Russian revolutions.
Certainly, if you want a bloody revolution, Tribesman knows what he's talking about...during the English Civil War, Ireland lost nearly half its entire population.

yubba · 09-25-12, 09:06 PM

I thought Dr Strangelove would be in order..

mookiemookie · 09-25-12, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

If I were to equate the Bolshevik Revolution to any other, it would be the French Revolution in terms of the level of violence against civilians.

One could say that the colonization of America was even worse than those actions in terms of civilian lives lost due to political reasons.

August · 09-25-12, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

One could say that the colonization of America was even worse than those actions in terms of civilian lives lost due to political reasons.

Anything can be worse if you stretch the timeline out long enough. After all the undisputed King in terms of civilian lives lost due to political reasons is our species colonization of Earth no?

TLAM Strike · 09-25-12, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

One could say that the colonization of America was even worse than those actions in terms of civilian lives lost due to political reasons.

In fairness most of those were killed by disease, the white folk didn't exactly do much besides cough. If we are to start comparing bloodshed good old Tamerlane one day decided built some minarets out of skulls so he slaughtered 70,000 Persians to get them (you didn't want to be one of Tamerlane's troops and not comeback with a severed head that day!)

That's the kind of bloodshed that even the staunchest Nazi, Communist or Dark Lord of the Sith would consider excessive.

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Ah the Russian Revolution, a time when the people rose up and stormed their leader's palace... to raid his wine cellar. If a time when a bunch of drunk, angry and armed Russians formed a government isn't worth celebrating then I don't know what is... __________________

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Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	so this is the revolution where a monarchy and tyrannical regime got overthrown by the population or was that the american one? Maybe its the one where the regime sent in the army to shut people up over prices and taxes and the army joined the protest instead. But I think it may be the one where Lenin took the local tea party express and had his extremists hijack the anti government movement. Whichever way you look at it these are the type of events yubba always seems to be cheerleading for, the wonderful world of yubbaish where he tries to complain about the things he supports

09-25-12, 09:04 PM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Nearly all revolutions are born of blood. Although the actual storming of the Winter Palace, and the events on October 17th were relatively bloodless. It was the events after the revolution as the new communist leadership settled into power that were the bloodiest, and then you have the Russian civil war. Comparing it to the American revolution in terms of bloodshed, well, there is no comparison. Although the American civil war was bloody, it was not on the level of the Russian one, not at all, both sides lost more men in the Russian civil war than the entire strength of both sides in the American. The causes behind it though, well...aren't all revolutions born of a desire for freedom? For the Russians it was freedom from the 'tyrrany' of the Tsar, for the Americans it was freedom to rule from the 'tyrrany' of the United Kingdom. If you tote up the casualties of both nations post revolution, through the American territorial expansion, war of 1812, Mexican wars, Spanish wars, Indian wars, Civil war. Then I'd wager that it would be bloodier than the French, but still not quite as bloody as the Russian revolutions. Certainly, if you want a bloody revolution, Tribesman knows what he's talking about...during the English Civil War, Ireland lost nearly half its entire population.