A recent faceplant posting of mine, Part: 2, subsection: 1, subgenus: Idiotus

[dantana]

Back in Aug. on the previous board Dantana wrote; "So, during WWII, the allies purposefully did not seek to assassinate Adolf Hitler, because as Germany's commander-in-chief he was a great asset to the allies, Because he was a blundering idiot. So, with that in mind...

To which Subgenus: Idiotus wrote "I am going to assume you believe what you are claiming here to be factual and that your logic is sound; which begs the question - do you manage to function in this world without direct adult supervision?"

Dantana wrote: "Well, it's certainly possible that the "allies did not seek to assassinate Hitler" is just lore, but I don't think there is any question that his military strategy skills were sub-par."

Subgenus: idiotus wrote: "1. History disagrees with you assessment of Hitler. In fact his military tenure in the 2nd world war was somewhat significant as that was no easy win for the allies and arguably the result pivoted in their favor only after the success of d-day which was a cast of many. But it seems odd to attempt to "broad stroke" ww2, but your goal likely requires a cursory and presumptuous view of that whole affair. But the sophomoric trigger pull of "Hitler!" is often the refuge of those suffering from information impotence."

So. The other day I watched the movie "Anthropoid", a movie about an assassination attempt on a top Nazi. While reading up on the actual events depicted in the movie I came across this; Operation Foxly. From the wiki...

"There was some opposition to the assassination plan among the British authorities, particularly from the Deputy Head of SOE's German Directorate, Lt. Col. Ronald Thornley. However, his superior, Sir Gerald Templer, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill supported it.[citation needed]

The proposals for the operation was submitted in November 1944 but was never authorised due to a division within the British government as to whether the removal of Hitler from the command of the Third Reich was a sound course to follow to expedite its military defeat. By then, he was considered by the British to be such a poor strategist that it was thought possible that candidates who would be in line to succeed him might present more of a challenge to the Allied war effort."

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anthropoid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Foxley


Apology accepted, Pardon granted. (With a minimal monetary donation)

[dantana]

Genus: idioticus, Well, are you gonna do anything or just stand there and bleed?

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

If you think the jenius read your OP you haven't been paying attention. He's literally incapable of staying focused beyond two sentences. I'm not being facetious, by the way. He's retarded, in the most literal sense, and I'm being very literal when I type that he's incapable of reading beyond two sentences. I'm also not being insulting. I'm just telling you the truth, after years of watching this mongoloid post his BS on this forum. He pops in, types something out on his phone, and then pops out. That's it.

- Doc

[Some Schmo]

You likely lost him on the thread title... too long and complex for him.

[dantana]

OK. Thanks Cam. He is a puzzling fellow alright. It's a conundrum as to how someone like he can be both clever, entertaining - and spout nonsense all at the same time.

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

he can be both clever, entertaining

I disagree strongly. I find him daft, and to be a disappointing reminder of humanity's mental retardation. I'm not being hyperbolic.

- Doc

[Some Schmo]

he can be both clever, entertaining

I disagree strongly. I find him daft, and to be a disappointing reminder of humanity's mental retardation. I'm not being hyperbolic.

I was curious about that comment as well. While it's true that I've had subgenus: Idiotus (that's good, by the way) on ignore for quite some tie now, I do remember enough about his posting style to understand why I'm ignoring him in the first place. His posts always struck me as actively, aggressively, belligerently stupid (and obviously dishonest). I can't remember a single instance of "clever" or "entertaining." I wouldn't have ignored him had that been the case.

I often find myself disappointed in our fellow posters here who are clearly intelligent people when they take a dip in the "I'm going to take subby seriously right now" pool. It's like they keep forgetting that pool has been crap in several times, and there's no chlorine to kill it.

[dantana]

Yeah, OK. I get you guys. My dad, who I revere, had a sister, who he despised. I grew up quite aware of this. One day, I was in my twenties, my dad asked me why I continued to maintain a relationship with 'awful aunt B'. I replied, well she's never done anything to me.

Before that Aug. post where Subs got snotty with me, he had never done anything to me. I yield my time now to comment further as to sub's mental acuity to the floor.

[Some Schmo]

Yeah, OK. I get you guys. My dad, who I revere, had a sister, who he despised. I grew up quite aware of this. One day, I was in my twenties, my dad asked me why I continued to maintain a relationship with 'awful aunt B'. I replied, well she's never done anything to me.

Before that Aug. post where Subs got snotty with me, he had never done anything to me. I yield my time now to comment further as to sub's mental acuity to the floor.

I can appreciate this.

I don't remember if he ever got that aggressive with me; he probably did, but I don't remember. What I do remember was that I detected nothing in his posts that felt real. I saw no intent for a genuine conversation, and I have no time for belligerent bullshitters. He seems to enjoy being in-your-face-stupid, so I don't see the point.

[subgenius]

Poster 1
"the allies purposefully did not seek to assassinate Adolf Hitler,"
Reality 1
Operation Foxley proposed and submitted by England special forces.
(a.k.a. seeking assassination of Hitler)
Reality 2
General Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski and other members of the Polish Army attempted to detonate hidden explosives during Hitler's victory parade in Warsaw
(note, Poland was one of the armies considered as "allies" and they were seeking to "assassinate" Hitler)
Poster 1
See, i was correct.

as for the argument on "strategy", honestly, it could be solid either way except for the reality that Hitler managed to become fuhrer and a single misstep prevented Germany from decimating the allies on dday.
But yeah..that, to you, is justification for ignorance of strategy.