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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostThe Brits were eventually sent packing and lost the war of 1812."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostYou guys had nothing whatsoever to do with that except to go running off to your Brit overlords and beg them to do it for you in revenge for our sacking of York (Toronto) and the raid on Port Dover. It was a British force originally stationed in Bermuda that sacked Washington D.C. while you guys were still resting up after going out and clubbing baby seals.
This is like some crybaby kid sending his father over to beat up another kid and then boasting how he was the one to beat him up"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostCanada WAS (and still is nominally) the British. It's like saying it doesn't count because you were trounced with the left hand rather than the right.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostStill like whining to daddy and having him go over and beat up the other kid and then boasting that you're the one who did it."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostThe Brits did not lose the War of 1812. During much of it they were sorta preoccupied with this guy named Napoleon. The United States was lucky to get out of that conflict as a wash, as the Brits could have declined to negotiate a treaty and sent their veterans over.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostI can't hear you over the cackling fires in the Library of Congress.
It really says a lot when someone keeps trying to take credit for what others did because they were incapable of doing it.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostEven most americans aren't dumb enough to pretend they won the war, they usually stick to pretending it was a tie. The US invaded Canada, was expelled, then started getting invaded itself. And in typical American fashion you pretend you weren't the aggressor. There's no way you can spin that as anything other than a loss.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostCoulda, woulda, shoulda is not history as it is.
How, exactly, do you imagine that refutes my post?
(kindly ignore the inadvertent 'amen')Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostYes, the US was the aggressor. We were ticked off about Americans being impressed to serve on board His Majesty's ships, which stopped after the war. No territory changed hands as a result of the conflict. Canada was more a target of opportunity; we failed to gain anything there, but what did we lose?"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostCoulda, woulda, shoulda is not history as it is."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostHe is wrong on several points and woefully reductionist on several others. If I feel up to it tomorrow, I'll deconstruct his comments and correct him where he needs it and affirm him where he deserves it.That's what
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostWhen you start an offensive war and don't gain anything it is a loss. Imagine Britain trying to invade France, failing to gain anything, getting pushed back, war ending with the French in the British Isles, then claim it was a tie, or if you're Shuny levels of delusional, a victory.Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostWe gained in that the British stopped impressing American sailors, which was the main reason we went to war in the first place.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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