• Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    17 days ago

    Was the United States trying to kill all the Afghanis, raise the Stars and Stripes over Afghanistan and start mining and farming the place for goods to ship back home? Not sure it’s a fair comparison given the differing goals. I’m pretty sure we were using Afghanistan as the Military Industrial Complex’s cum dumpster.

    Sure, they have these frightening tools that are louder than thunder, create foul smoke and kill people from a distance, but those things won’t protect your back from being shanked

    No, that’s what a quirass is for. That’s why they wore those.

    • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      17 days ago

      I’m sure they spent 24/7 with a cuirass in the Central American heat. Also, not every Spaniard in those expeditions had the money to buy one for themselves.

      EDIT:

      Was the United States trying to kill all the Afghanis,

      No, neither was Spain in America, since the natives could be captured as slaves

      raise the Stars and Stripes over Afghanistan and start mining and farming the place for goods to ship back home?

      Pretty sure that ended up being one of the things during the occupation, yes.