Comment on The infantry will advance
Bluewing@lemmy.world 7 hours agoArmed revolution has less to do with tactics and more to do with a willingness to die for something you believe in. In 2025, very, very, very few are willing to die period. After all, you just got that new Playstation/Gaming PC/3D printer for Christmas. Let alone “Pledge their honor, fortunes, and lives” for the greater good.
In 1775, that child piccolo player might not have had a fortune, but they had honor and a life to pledge. And he quite possibly did give his life.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social 7 hours ago
I’m not sure if the video game revolutionaries are sincere or bots.
Either way, no one has anything to fear.
If you haven’t seen it, watch “Master And Commander” movie with Russell Crowe.
One of the characters is an eleven year old midshipman.
According to what I’ve read, it’s a pretty accurate depiction of what warfare of that time looked like