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4th law of robotics

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18. The French underground and other partisans did quite a bit

Reply to sabrina 1 (Reply #13)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 02:11 PM

Jul 2012

to weaken the Germans and ultimately lead to their downfall.

No they didn't do it alone but they certainly made a difference (also private guns weren't that common prior to the war in most of europe, they had to acquire them later on).

Without the partisans defeating the nazis would have been far more difficult.

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Slouching Towards Nuremberg? [View all] HiPointDem Jul 2012 OP

K&R Mnemosyne Jul 2012 #1

k HiPointDem Jul 2012 #2

There's not enough evidence to make that claim. cali Jul 2012 #3

Wow, your comments make for a veritable POWERHOUSE of denial. Zalatix Jul 2012 #4

There's more than enough evidence to make that claim byeya Jul 2012 #11

I disagree and I'll take the opinions of people who were actually IN Germany in the years sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #5

I just finished watching the video Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #6

DU Rec. woo me with science Jul 2012 #7

The police in my neighborhood have not yet started arresting people for political dissent, Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #8

I love that title.. Slouching Towards Nuremburg. ananda Jul 2012 #9

Wonder why the author doesn't mention the 1938 German Weapons Act? hack89 Jul 2012 #10

Uh-oh. Now *there's* a post to make DUers' heads spin (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #12

People did have guns, ever heard of the French Underground? sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #13

Do you trust the government with your civil liberties? hack89 Jul 2012 #14

No sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #16

Who is talking about defeating the government? hack89 Jul 2012 #17

Does "team effort" mean anything. nt Remmah2 Jul 2012 #15

The French underground and other partisans did quite a bit 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #18

The various resistance movements tied up a lot of troops... PavePusher Jul 2012 #19

Tell the Afghans? Hell, tell the Iraqis. The NVA, and so on. Zalatix Jul 2012 #20

Depends on what the fight is about. PavePusher Jul 2012 #21