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Title: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Muzzy on June 06, 2015, 05:46:51 PM
https://vimeo.com/128373915 (https://vimeo.com/128373915)

The above link is a video that shows you a very telling graphical representation of the number of deaths during World War II, comparing it to recent history and looking at the huge disparity in deaths between the participating countries.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: PR3D4TOR on June 06, 2015, 07:40:41 PM
That was brilliant! Thank you for sharing it. :)
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: mbailey on June 06, 2015, 08:16:41 PM
Agreed.....just brilliant.

Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Tinkles on June 06, 2015, 09:43:23 PM
Just got done watching that before checking the BBS. Very powerful and moving piece.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Nefarious on June 07, 2015, 12:20:41 AM
meh... n/m...
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: FLOOB on June 07, 2015, 08:57:41 AM
Here is the website link.
http://www.fallen.io/ww2/
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 07, 2015, 09:25:48 AM
All those people + the millions killed by Stalin. What would the population of Russia be today if all those survived? Scary thought.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: pipz on June 07, 2015, 10:11:25 AM
Thank you for posting that Muzzy. It was very interesting to watch.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Thruster on June 07, 2015, 10:19:06 AM
"All those people + the millions killed by Stalin. What would the potential of Russia be today if all those survived? Scary thought."
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Bizman on June 07, 2015, 10:30:26 AM
"All those people + the millions killed by Stalin. What would the potential of Russia be today if all those survived? Scary thought."
Indeed. The Gulag camps were to a great extent populated by people who were too intelligent for Stalin but not smart enough to leave the Soviet Union.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 07, 2015, 12:27:57 PM
Indeed. The Gulag camps were to a great extent populated by people who were too intelligent for Stalin but not smart enough to leave the Soviet Union.

It gives mixed thoughts. On the other hand the purifications surely benefited us in WW2 but on the other hand they may be the reason why Russia still isn't able to grow to be a civilization that's capable of sharing values with the western world. Momentary relief, chronic problem.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Karnak on June 07, 2015, 01:06:37 PM
Gods, what a crappy streaming site.  Video is unwatchable.  It won't preload, but it won't let me download it fast enough to watch it.  Worse, it keeps playing for a bit without sound before stopping causing audio to be missed.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Hajo on June 07, 2015, 01:25:31 PM
Muzzy...............Thank You.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Rich46yo on June 07, 2015, 02:10:02 PM
I dont know if it was mentioned but as many people died between the day of the attempt on Hitlers life and the end of the war then the previous four years together.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: zack1234 on June 07, 2015, 03:13:34 PM
Purifications?

Strange word to use :old:


Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: PR3D4TOR on June 07, 2015, 04:48:11 PM
All those people + the millions killed by Stalin. What would the population of Russia be today if all those survived? Scary thought.

Why would it be scary?
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 07, 2015, 11:30:07 PM
Why would it be scary?

The world doesn't need more russians. They cause enough trouble as it is.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: BaldEagl on June 07, 2015, 11:42:24 PM
That was really good.  Thanks.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: PR3D4TOR on June 07, 2015, 11:49:55 PM
The world doesn't need more russians. They cause enough trouble as it is.

If the communist horrors didn't happen then Russia would be a very different place with different people. Different culture.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: zack1234 on June 08, 2015, 01:27:06 AM
The world doesn't need more russians. They cause enough trouble as it is.

My word

You think 20 million dead Russians was a good thing?

I sat in my garden yesterday and not once did i think dead people was a good thing :)

Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 08, 2015, 02:36:27 AM
My word

You think 20 million dead Russians was a good thing?

I sat in my garden yesterday and not once did i think dead people was a good thing :)

My word, you think Russians is a good thing? Have you skipped a few decades of recent history?
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: zack1234 on June 08, 2015, 03:17:51 AM
When i come over to visit Bizman can i stay at your house? :)
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Zimme83 on June 08, 2015, 03:40:36 AM
I would say that Russians, just like Americans, Swedes, Ahfghanis etc etc, are most decent persons that just want to live their lives, have a job, family etc. There are a few idiots but most arent.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 08, 2015, 03:44:50 AM
I would say that Russians, just like Americans, Swedes, Ahfghanis etc etc, are most decent persons that just want to live their lives, have a job, family etc. There are a few idiots but most arent.

I know, I have a few russian friends myself but the idiots tend to get in leading positions and that's the problem.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Zimme83 on June 08, 2015, 04:00:46 AM
I know, I have a few russian friends myself but the idiots tend to get in leading positions and that's the problem.

Im sure u can find people that says that about the US too.
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Bizman on June 08, 2015, 08:27:10 AM
When i come over to visit Bizman can i stay at your house? :)
There's roughly 200 miles between Ripley's house and mine, a long way to crawl after a moist evening  :cheesy:
Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: FLOOB on June 08, 2015, 09:09:31 AM
Im sure u can find people that says that about the US too.
EZ PZ
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Title: Re: The Cost of the Second World War
Post by: Someguy63 on June 08, 2015, 11:49:07 AM
More Russians isn't really a bad thing?

If we have a problem with anything Russian it's their government.