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  1. bintananth

    Philosophy A Very Interesting Film from 1947

    My siblings and I are more inbred than an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah. Our children all have one mixed-race parent. Racisim sucks. As for the other part. He was an officer and the grandson of a Samurai who fought for the Union during the US Civil War as part of the Lightning Brigade.
  2. bintananth

    Philosophy A Very Interesting Film from 1947

    The only traceable ancestors I have which were not born in the US were a pair of siblings who fled Japan in the 1850s. I have no traceable ancestors who aren't their descendants.
  3. bintananth

    Philosophy A Very Interesting Film from 1947

    That was also made while the Army was still segregated. It was probably made to prepare for de-segregation. My great-grandfather lead French troops during WWI because Wilson re-segregated the Army and no Nip would be allowed to lead "real Americans".
  4. bintananth

    Philosophy A Very Interesting Film from 1947

    That's been a theme throughout history: "Divide and conquer" and "Defeat in detail". There's the even older "Pin and flank" pack predators (us included) instinctively use when taking on prey larger than we are and which can effectively fight back. A large caiman caught on land has almost zero...
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