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Fourth Crown War FPV Drone Operator πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ @dov.bsky.social

Sorta, but the Entente still did /so many interestingly fucked up things/ to various other countries and colonies that it is hard for me to look particularly negatively on Pearse taking some German guns.

sep 2, 2025, 1:21 pm β€’ 6 0

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social

Oh, for sure, but I usually don't begrudge liberation movements that anyway. In the same vein that I'm fine with Mandela and MK accepting Soviet guns and with the ARBiH accepting Iranian and Saudi guns.

sep 2, 2025, 1:25 pm β€’ 5 0 β€’ view
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Fourth Crown War FPV Drone Operator πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ @dov.bsky.social

Ok but I was more thinking of Azad Hind there

sep 2, 2025, 1:27 pm β€’ 5 0 β€’ view
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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social

Yeah, Nazi collaboration is a bit more of a red line, I think

sep 2, 2025, 1:29 pm β€’ 5 0 β€’ view
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Fourth Crown War FPV Drone Operator πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ @dov.bsky.social

Like it was a deal with a devil but all subsequent deals with devils for the remainder of human history since have been far less morally ambiguous.

sep 2, 2025, 1:23 pm β€’ 8 0 β€’ view